安徽省亳州市风华中学2014届九年级上学期竞赛英语试题

安徽省亳州市风华中学2014届九年级上学期竞赛英语试题
（满 分100分）
I. 阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分）
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In 1955, a man named Raymond Kroc with two brothers named McDonald opened a popular restaurant, McDonald's, in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly. Today it is one of the most famous and successful"fast-food" in America and the world.
Why was his idea so successful? Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right. In the 1950s, most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children. In the 1960s, many women came back to the factories. This meant that they had less time to do housework and preparation of meals, so they depended more on fast-food restaurants. Single parents also had little time to spend in the kitchen. People living alone also depended on this kind of food, since cooking for one was often more trouble than it was worth.
From the success of Raymond Kroc' s fast-food business, we can say that social economictrends（社会经济趋势） influence where and what we eat.
( )1. "Cooking for one is more trouble than it is worth" means
A. cooking for several people is worth more money
B. it is not necessary to take much time to cook for one person
C. there are more problems when one person cooks
D. there is a lot of housework and preparation to do when one person cooks
( )2. An idea implied(包含) but not directly stated in the reading is that
A. many married women began to work in the 1960s
B. in the 1950s, most married women stayed home
C. McDonald's is the name of the restaurant
D. divorce （离婚）makes people change their eating habits
( )3. Americans had the "movements"
A. in 1955 B. in 1950s C. in 1960s D. both in 1950s and 1960s
( )4. Why was McDonald's idea so successful? It was mainly because
A. people living alone depended on fast food
B. single parents had little time to spend in the kitchen
C. many women came back to the factories in 1960s
D. his timing was right
( )5. The main idea of the reading is that _______.
A. Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in China
B. social and economic changes influence eating habits
C. fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly
D. Americans like to eat fast food
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Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s film because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn’t depend on words or language. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, plays an important part in plays of many countries. It's a kind of world language.
( )6.. Chaplin was ______.
A. a film star B. a comedy writer C. a play actor D. a dancer
( )7. People enjoy Chaplin'
A. silence B. language C. words D. actions
( )8. "World language" here means
A. play B. dance C. acting D. comedy
( )9. Chaplin' s success lies in the fact that
A. he had confidence in himself
B. he kept on practising his spoken language
C. he was good at acting in silent comedy
D. he was good at songs and dances
( )10. This passage tells mainly of
A. a special kind of world language
B. the importance of comedy
C. the unusual smiling of Chaplin
D. Chaplin' s huge success
C
China has three economic areas : eastern China, central China, and western China. Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Ningxia, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet are in western China. It covers 5 385 700 square kilometres, making up 56.4 % of Chinese territory（疆域） and is home to 230 million people. It is 23 % of China's population.
The western area is rich in mineral（矿藏） and energy resources (water, coal, sun energy and wind power). It also has large grassland, ice and snow resources waiting to be developed. It is home to many wild animals and plants, and it gives us with important medicinal resources（资源）.
The Chinese leaders have decided to develop the western area. Jiang Zemin said, "Without development of the western area, how can we modernize the whole country, and how can China become an economic power?"
Since 1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded, it is not the first time for China to develop its western part. China will make its western area a long-term base for economic development and use its rich resources to develop economic power.
( )11. The territory of western China is ______.
A. as large as that of eastern China
B. as large as that of central China
C. as large as that of eastern China and central China
D. the largest one of the three areas
( )12. Do you know why we develop western China?
A. Because the people of western China are rich.
B. Because it has 230 million people.
C. Because it makes up 56.4 % of Chinese territory.
D. Because we will modernize the whole country.
( )13. An economic power means _____.
A. a rich and strong country B. a large country
C. a country with much more population
D. a large country without economic development
( )14. From this passage, we can know that ______.
A.????? the Chinese people are making the western area a long-term base
B.????? the western area is rich in mineral and energy resources
C.????? it is the first time for China to develop its western area
D.???? the western area has become a modern place
( )15. The best title for the passage is _______.
A. China—A Large Country B. Developing Western China
C. Home to Wild Animals and Plants D. Rich Western China
II. 完形填空(每小题2分，共70分)
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Have you ever seen a horse with toes? 16 years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on 17 front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were 18 than cats. These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run 19 the soft, wet ground. It was very hot in the forest. But the ___20_ changed. It became cold. Many trees could not live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Open fields 21___ the place of forests. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to 22____ , too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry, hard land, horses needed 23 their middle toes for ___24 . Their middle toes became hard. 25 a long while, horses had only one hard toe on each foot. We call this hard toe a hoof（蹄）.
( )16. A. Million B. Millions C. Millions of D. Million of
( )17. A. each B. both C. same D. any
( )18. A. big B. no bigger C. biggest D. much bigger
( )19. A. on B. above C. over D. up
( )20. A. land B. season C. sky D. weather
( )21. A. made B. took C. got D. had
( )22. A. change B. grow C. move D. train
( )23. A. quite B. really C. always D. only
( )24. A. run B. ran C. running D. being run
( )25. A. Before B. After C. Instead D. Later on


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All parents love their children. Many parents want their kids to __26__well-known people when they_27_.Most of them want their kids to live better than others .Many of them _28_their kids will be singers or actors. Actors and singers can__29_ money easily in our country. When they appear in the advertisement, they will get _30_money which a farmer or a worker can't make all his life.
Some of the parents want their kids to be businessmen__31_doctors. If they work hard, they will have cars and big houses in several__32__.Some parents want their kids to work in cities and towns. They don't __33__them to work in the countryside. People who work in the cities and towns can get money __34_ the retire.If you are a famous man, especially an actor, you'll get much but pay a little. A farmer is __35__---he gets little but pays much.
( )26. A. do B. become C. like D. work
( )27. A. grow up B. get up C. stand up D. set up
( )28. A. make B. like C .love D. hope
( )29. A. lose B. make C. remember D. take
( )30. A. many B. a little C. much D. a few
( )31. A. or B. and C. but D. else
( )32. A .days B. weeks C. years D. months
( )33 A. play B. need C. enjoy D .want
( )34. A. after B. before C. as D. while
( )35.A. happy B. different C. rich D. lucky
C
American people have the habit of saying 'thank you whenever something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy or casual the thing is. This habit is 36 by people of many 37 countries. You should say "Thank you" when someone 38 you the salt on the table, or when someone 39 aside to let you 40 in a narrow corridor , or when someone 41 ahead of you keeps the door open 42 you, when someone says your work is well 43 or says you have bought a nice thing, or says your city is very beautiful. "Thank you" is 44 not only between strangers or new acquaintance , 45 between friends and colleagues, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell 46 children that they should say "Thank you" in answer to a 47 word or act when they are only four ___48 five years old. Perhaps that's 49 almost everyone has 50 this habit.
( )36. A. put B. given C. decided D. shared
( )37. A. others B. another C. other D. else
( )38. A. puts B. passes C. carries D. borrows
( )39. A. steps B. takes C. makes D. runs
( )40. A. pass B. jump C. sing D. dance
( )41. A. to walk B. walks C. walk D. walking
( )42. A. to B. with C. for D. on
( )43. A. made B. done C. built D. doing
( )44. A. tell B. said C. to say D. told
( )45. A. but also B. and C. or D. however
( )46. A. his B. theirs C. their's D. their
( )47. A. kind B. good C. happy D. rude
( )48. A. but B. and C. or D. so
( )49. A. why B. because C. when D. reason
( )50. A. learned B. put C. given D. Got


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答案

I. 阅读理解： A : 1-5: BDCDB B: 6-10: CDCCA C: 11-15: DCABB
II: 完形填空： A: 16-20: CABAD 21-25: BADCB
B: 26-30: BADBC 31-35: ACDAB
C: 36-40: DCBAA 41-45: DCBBA 46-50: DACAD