◎ 2008年人教版广东省茂名市高州市“缅茄杯”九年级下学期英语竞赛试题的第一部分试题
  • 听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个问题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,
    每段对话仅读一遍。
    听第1段对话,回答第1小题。
    1. Where does Miss James come from?
    [     ]
    A. France.
    B. England.
    C. America.
    听第2段对话,回答第2小题。
    2. What's Sally doing?
    [     ]
    A. Reading a book in Chinese.
    B. Reading a story in English.
    C. Writing Harry Potter in English.
    听第3段对话,回答第3小题。
    3. The man has to           .
    [     ]
    A. leave work early
    B. stay and work late
    C. drive his wife to the airport
    听第4段对话,回答第4小题。
    4. What's wrong with John?
    [     ]
    A. He's broken one of his legs.
    B. He's broken both of his legs.
    C. A car hit him badly.
    听第5段对话,回答第5小题。
    5. What does the man advise the woman to do?
    [     ]
    A. To be thinner.
    B. To eat more.
    C. To do more exercise.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答第1-3小题。
    1. Where are the two speakers probably talking?
    [     ]
    A. At home.
    B. At school.
    C. On the phone.
    2. The shoes the woman's daughter bought are             for her.
    [     ]
    A. large
    B. small
    C. fit
    3. Why didn't the woman see the manager?
    [     ]
    A. Because she was ill at home.
    B. Because she didn't want to see her.
    C. Because she wanted a call.
  • 听下面段对话,回答第1-3小题。
    1. What do the two speakers do?
    [     ]
    A. They are college students.
    B. They are doctors.
    C. They are reporter and student.
    2. What subject does Paul's farther teach?
    [     ]
    A. German.
    B. Biology.
    C. Physics.
    3. Which of the following is not mentioned about Paul's family?
    [     ]
    A. What his mother does at the present time.
    B. Where his father is working now.
    C. Why he was born in England.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答第1-3小题。
    1. What's happened to Sally?
    [     ]
    A. One of her friends has lost her job.
    B. She's lost her job at Radio Beijing.
    C. She's to find a job at Radio Beijing.
    2. A nice meal            .
    [     ]
    A. won't help sally a lot
    B. will give Sally much help
    C. will let Sally know many people who will be able to help her
    3. Which of the following is true according to the dialogue?
    [     ]
    A. Only the man will help Sally.
    B. Sally will go back to work in Radio Beijing with their help.
    C. The two speakers will enjoy a meal with Sally very soon.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答第1-3小题。
    1. Where are the two speakers?
    [     ]
    A. In front of the theatre.
    B. At a bus stop.
    C. Near a hospital.
    2. Why is the man late?
    [     ]
    A. He missed the bus.
    B. He had an unexpected visitor.
    C. He is afraid of the woman.
    3. How does the woman feel when she sees the man?
    [     ]
    A. Angry.
    B. Sad.
    C. Worried.
  • 听下面一段对话,回答第1-3小题。
    1. What will the man do next weekend?
    [     ]
    A. Go somewhere for a holiday.
    B. Go to visit his friends.
    C. Just stay at a hotel.
    2. How much will the man pay?
    [     ]
    A. 400 yuan.
    B. 800 yuan.
    C. 1600 yuan.
    3. Which of the following is not true?
    [     ]
    A. The man won't have to pay for his meals.
    B. The man will stayed in the hotel from May 2 to May 3.
    C. The man will go with some other people.
  • 听下面一段材料,回答第1-5小题。
    1. How many kinds of pollutions are mentioned in the passage?
    [     ]
    A. 2
    B. 3
    C. 4
    2.            pollution makes us become angry more easily.
    [     ]
    A. Air
    B. Water
    C. Noise
    3. Most air pollution is caused by the dirty smoke let out from            .
    [     ]
    A. hospital
    B. hotel
    C. cars and factories
    4. New laws are being made to            .
    [     ]
    A. protect the environment
    B. pollute the air
    C. fight against the factories
    5. The speaker calls on             to keep our country clean and make it more beautiful.
    [     ]
    A. the listeners
    B. all the people
    C. the students
  • 听取信息。听下面一段对话,根据题目要求,从听到的内容中获取第1-5题需要的信息,
    把信息内容写到横线上。这段对话读二遍。
    A message from Dick Morton to Mr Brown
    Mr Brown's trip to 1.                                      
    The flight No.: 2.                               
    The date to leave 3.                                     
    The time to get to the airport: before 4.                               
    Dick's phone number 5.                                    
  • — Did you see the new movie Hero?
    — No, I was going to see it but I            no enough money.

    [     ]
    A. have
    B. had
    C. won't have
    D. have had
  • There is nothing more I can try            you to stay, so I wish you good luck.
    [     ]
    A. persuading
    B. to be persuaded
    C. to persuade
    D. to advise
  • Anne and Sue were looking for a table            Peter was waiting for hamburgers.
    [     ]
    A. until
    B. if
    C. because
    D. while
◎ 2008年人教版广东省茂名市高州市“缅茄杯”九年级下学期英语竞赛试题的第二部分试题
  • His brother Jim is a boy            favorite hobby is watching TV in bed.
    [     ]
    A. who's
    B. that
    C. whose
    D. which
  • He's an (a)             person. We like to do business with him.
    [     ]
    A. hopeless
    B. clever
    C. honest
    D. ordinary
  • That night I stayed with my grandparents at home in the countryside. But the little dog really            me
    so I couldn't sleep well.
    [     ]
    A. liked
    B. got to
    C. encouraged
    D. watched
  • Although his father is quite busy, he            the newspapers when he eats breakfast.
    [     ]
    A. looks at
    B. reads about
    C. looks through
    D. prints
  • In public libraries you            make any noise.
    [     ]
    A. can't
    B. are not able to
    C. couldn't
    D. needn't
  • Usually he is            Li Hua in their class.
    [     ]
    A. comparing with
    B. compared by
    C. being compared with
    D. compared with
  • For his eleventh birthday, Elvis wanted a bicycle but             a guitar by his parents.
    [     ]
    A. gave
    B. was given
    C. gives
    D. has been given
  • I'd like to buy a new car-modern, comfortable, and           , with the best safety equipment.
    [     ]
    A. in all
    B. above all
    C. after all
    D. at all
  • All of us listened to the pilot            we learned a lot.
    [     ]
    A. from whom
    B. who
    C. what
    D. when
  • The city I live in changes            .
    [     ]
    A. day for day
    B. day by day
    C. day to day
    D. day from day
  • Did you remember             dinner on the twenty-ninth floor of the Garden Hotel? It was fantastic!
    [     ]
    A. to eat
    B. eating
    C. eat
    D. ate
◎ 2008年人教版广东省茂名市高州市“缅茄杯”九年级下学期英语竞赛试题的第三部分试题
  • Young people shouldn't always             their parents in life.
    [     ]
    A. look for
    B. look at
    C. hope for
    D. depend on
  • 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使
    用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
         Radio, telephone and television are 1.             (wide) used in the world. When you turn 2.           
    the radio, you can listen. But when you use telephone, not only you can listen to others but you can also
    talk with them. 3.            , you can't see anything at all. Now television is 4.             better than both of
    them. People can watch TV and listen to it, but they can't take part in what they see.
        Today, some people are using a new type of telephone 5.             (call) vision-phone (可视电话). With
    the vision-phone, two people who are talking can 6.             each other.
        Vision-phone can be very 7.            (use) when you have something to show the person whom you are
    calling. It may also have other uses in the future. Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to
    read 8.            book over your vision-phone, You may be able to do the shopping through it, too.
        Suppose you read about something in the newspaper that you want to buy, you'll go to your vision-phone
    and call the shop. The shop assistant will show you the thing that you are 9.            (interest) in. You'll be
     10.            to shop all over the town and never leave your home.
        Perhaps in the future, vision-phones will come into wide use in our everyday life.
  • 完形填空。
        Reading for pleasure is the    1   way to become a better reader in English. It's also the most important 
       2  .
        Some students say they don't want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their    3   to learn
    the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy.
        Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for    4   English. Dr, Stephen Krashen, a famous
    expert   5   learning languages, says that pleasure reading helps you learn many important things about
    English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn    6  
     about writing.
        Dr Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a    7   way. Each student needs to learn
    something different. Pleasure reading makes    8   possible for each student to learn    9   he or she needs.
    Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books,
    and you don't have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure
    reading will help you   10  follows.
       ·learn how English speakers use English.
       ·read faster in English
       ·find examples of good writing in English
       ·learn new words
       ·learn about the cultures of English speakers
    (     )1. A. easy  
    (     )2. A. way  
    (     )3. A. school
    (     )4. A. learn 
    (     )5. A. in   
    (     )6. A. less 
    (     )7. A. some  
    (     )8. A. them  
    (     )9. A. that  
    (     )10. A. like  
    B. difficult 
    B. road    
    B. class    
    B. teaching  
    B. at     
    B. much       
    B. different 
    B. it     
    B. which   
    B. in     
    C. easiest 
    C. subject  
    C. time    
    C. learning  
    C. with        
    C. more     
    C. easy   
    C. 不填    
    C. why    
    C. with   
    D. fast   
    D. teacher  
    D. computer     
    D. knowing  
    D. on         
    D. most                      
    D. good     
    D. as         
    D. what       
    D. as         
  • 阅读理解。
        On February 7, the National Library of China in Beijing began to allow free entry of readers, only asking
    for their ID cards. While having free access (进入) to the library's services and facilities, readers can also
    enjoy discounts (打折) on document copying, archive delivery and CD burning (刻录). The government
    has given 178 million yuan to help the program.
        Various surveys (调查) show that Chinese are spending less time on reading, but this doesn't necessarily
    mean a decline (下降) in people's passion in this regard. For example, bookstores on weekends are always
    filled with readers. The key reason is that there are too few good public libraries. Either the books are too
    old or in poor condition or the fee charges are too high.
        Against this backdrop, to offer free access to the National Library will help to encourage the public's
    passion for reading and thus improve the overall cultural quality of nation.
    1. If you want to go to the National Library of China now, you have to            .
    [     ]
    A. give some money
    B. be with your parents
    C. bring a CD with you
    D. show your ID card
    2. The Chinese are spending less time on reading partly because            .
    [     ]
    A. they are becoming poorer
    B. they don't like to read books
    C. they can't copy books
    D. there are not enough good public libraries
    3. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
    [     ]
    A. Books in public libraries are usually too old.
    B. People can copy documents in the National Library without giving money.
    C. Many people go to bookstores on weekends.
    D. The government wants to encourage people to read.
  • 阅读理解。
        Shanghai, a beautiful city during the day, becomes even more wonderful at night. At the end of the day,
    both the older part of the city around the Bund and the more modern buildings in Pudong are full of colourful
    bright lights. The buildings, both new and old, look completely different and very exciting.
        If you look across the Huangpu River, you can see the brilliant Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Jinmao
    Tower. Take a boat along the river and you can see the amazing night life on the Bund. There are more than
    30 tour boats, including ancient dragon boats in the Ming and Qing styles and boats made in the Shikumen
    style. You will never forget this unusual sightseeing experience.
        If you prefer walking in the streets, try the famous Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street. There are busy shops
    and cafes and you will see thousands of local people enjoying themselves. Most of the shops close at 10 pm.
    but at that time, tea houses are still open. In fact, some of them are open 24 hours a day. Karaoke bars and
    coffee houses are also popular nightlife places where you can meet friends and make new ones.
        If you are in Shanghai for the first time, make sure you also visit Xintiandi, a very popular area where you
    can see buildings in Western and Chinese style side by side. Most of the buildings are modern inside and
    contain galleries, fashion shops, restaurants and coffee houses. Open air bars are also popular here.
        Xintiandi is a great place for young people, but it may be a little noisy for older visitors! A quieter place to
    visit is Park 97, near the west gate of Fuxing Park in Luwan District. Park 97 opened in 1997 and you can
    find clubs and international restaurants like Baci where you can get Italian food and Tokyo Joe's a Japanese
    restaurant.
    1. Shanghai looks great during the day and             at night.
    [     ]
    A. not as nice
    B. the same
    C. even better
    D. larger
    2. Sightseeing             is a wonderful way to see the city.
    [     ]
    A. by boat
    B. in the cafes
    C. by taxi
    D. in the planes
    3. The Nanjing Road is a pedestrian street, which means a street            .
    [     ]
    A. for people and bicycles
    B. for people but no cars
    C. a famous street
    D. for rich people
    4. There are             in Fuxing Park.
    [     ]
    A. clubs and open air bars
    B. discos and sightseeing boats
    C. big bookshops
    D. foreign restaurants
  • 阅读理解。
    1. After reading the form, we know this is            .
    [     ]
    A. a study plan of Jim Green
    B. a teaching report of Sue Read
    C. a school report about Jim Green
    D. a working plan of Andrew Robinson
    2. From this form, we know that Jim's best subject is            .
    [     ]

    A. science
    B. French
    C. geography
    D. English

    3. From this form, we know Jim is not so good at             .
    [     ]
    A. science and geography
    B. maths and history
    C. history and French
    D. music and English
    4. According to the form, which of the following is NOT true?
    [     ]
    A. Jim doesn't like pop music at all.
    B. Jim doesn't do well in science.
    C. Jim can do better if he works harder next term.
    D. Jim learns two languages in school.
  • 阅读理解。
        When Ben Franklin was only a child, he always wanted to know about things. He was asking his father
    and brothers "what" and "why".
        They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know. When they couldn't tell him, Ben tried to find
    out for himself.
        Many years Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, "That Ben
    Franklin! He is always finding out something new."
        Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them
    across the water.
        One day Ben said to himself, "Why can't the wind help me float across the water? And I am going to try."
    Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air.
    Then Ben jumped into the water. The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the
    water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all.
        One boy shouted, "Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without
    work!"
        "Yes," said another, "he is always finding new ways to do things."
    1. When he was only a boy, Ben            .
    [     ]
    A. liked to fly a kite by himself
    B. always asked long questions
    C. always liked to play with water
    D. always liked to find out how things worked
    2. Ben Franklin floated across the water by             taking him across it.
    [     ]
    A. another boy
    B. the water
    C. the flying kite
    D. a boat
    3. He found out many things that            .
    [     ]
    A. children didn't know
    B. his father and brothers knew
    C. people didn't know
    D. most people knew
    4. The underlined sentence "he had not worked at all" in the passage means            .
    [     ]
    A. he worked hard to cross the water
    B. he didn't go to work that day
    C. he didn't cross the water at all
    D. he crossed the water in an easy way
  • 阅读下面1篇短文,短文后有6个句子,用这6个句子分别为每段话找出最佳的段意,其中第1段
    已给出答案。
                                                       Healthy Days Raymond Knott 
                                         Published by Macbooks, London, 2004 212 pages
        Bookshops are full of books on healthy living. A new book needs a new idea. Raymond Knott's idea is
    to organize his book like the human body with chapters on the head, eyes, chest and so on.
        Knott believes that we keep healthy by having a peaceful mind. He thinks we should not get too excited
    about anything. He says people cannot be happy if they are not healthy, and cannot be healthy if they are
    not happy. Some readers, like this one, may not agree with this.
        Knott has a lot to say about diet. One problem with the book is that he often says the same thing more
    than once, so the same information on diet is given in the chapters on the skin, heart and stomach. Maybe
    he does not expect people to read the book from start to finish, but only to read the chapters they are
    interested in.
        Knott tells us to eat very little meat. He says fruit and vegetables are much more healthy for us. In the
    chapter on the mouth, he advises us not to eat much sugar, and in the chapter on the heart, he writes a lot
    about how dangerous salt is. Knott is a fan of water, and thinks we should drink as much as possible to
    wash away things that are bad for us. He thinks this is the way to have good skin.
        In the chapter on the chest, Knott tells us to keep our lungs healthy by not smoking, and by making
    them work hard. He believes that climbing stairs, steps and even mountains is very good exercise. This
    exercise is also good for the heart. Knott says a lot more on exercise in the chapters on the arms and legs.
    These are my favourite chapters. There are a lot of ideas for keeping fit and strong. Clear diagrams explain
    the movements and they are easy to follow. 
        Knott believes that we can all be healthy by following his advice. I do not really agree with him. Healthy
    living is very important, but not all ill-health is caused by the way we live. Sometimes our bodies are weak
    and the problem is genetic, coming from our family, not from our habits. Knott does not say much about
    doctors either. Going for health checks and tests is important, especially as we get older. Knott's book has
    lovely pictures and some interesting ideas, but not all of them are good.
    A. Reviewer's opinion of the book
    B. Healthy diet advice
    C. Organization of the book
    D. Exercise advice
    E. Repeated information Health and happiness advice
    F. Health and happiness advice
    Paragraph 1:       C      
    1. Paragraph 2:               
    2. Paragraph 3:               
    3. Paragraph 4:               
    4. Paragraph 5:               
    5. Paragraph 6:               
  • 根据括号内的汉语,结合句子的意思,在空格处填上一个形式正确的英语单词。
    每个空格只准填一个单词。

    1. It's              (不大可能) that people can find South China tigers in the wilds of China.
    2. The boy plays the guitar quite well. But he said he              (更喜爱) violin to guitar.
    3. The twins look alike but have very different              (性格).
    4. He's a shy boy who can't              (沟通) very well.
    5. My father              (代表) my family to make a speech at my sister's wedding yesterday.
    6. Soon the fire              (散播) to the edge of the forest.
    7. Can you tell me the exact              (长) of the Great wall?
    8. The              (辩论) lasted until late into the night.
    9. She looks              (昏昏欲睡). Where did she go last night?
    10. The small house was badly              (损害) in the heavy rain.

  • 根据第一个句子的意思,完成第二个句子,每个空格只准填一个单词。
    1. It took me about three hours to get to the seaside on foot. That made me stressed out.
        I was very                                                             about three hours to the seaside.
    2. You must be careful of the passing cars when you cross the roads.
        You must                                             the passing cars when you go               the roads.
    3. Let's warmly welcome the policeman to talk about laws for us.
        Let's               a                                              the policeman who will talk about the laws for us.
    4. Now it's possible for me to get a good job.
        Now I am                                                         to get a good job.
    5. His parents are having their holidays in Hainan Island.
        His parents are               some time               in Hainan Island.
  • 任务型阅读。
    下面是一篇介绍海南岛的短文,请仔细阅读,然后根据短文后面的任务要求作答。 
                                                        Come to Hainan for your next holiday!
         Hainan Island, China's second largest island, is a wonderful place for a holiday. Situated about 30
    kilometres from the southern coast of the mainland, Hainan is almost the same latitude as Hawaii in the
    Pacific Ocean, and is often called "the oriental Hawaii". With its mild climate (气候) and favourable
    environment, it is a magnet for tourists and also a very nice place to live. Local people call it "the long
    life island"!
         Haikou City, the capital, and Sanya are the most popular tourist destinations. Sanya is famous for its
    beaches, forests, mountains, caves and gardens. It has also become the favourite location of the Miss
    World Competition in recent years.
         Hainan is an ideal place to avoid the cold northern winter and the best time to visit is between November
    and March. In January and February, the average temperature is between 16℃ and 24℃, rising to 25℃-29℃
    in July and August. You can swim almost all the year round!
         Hainan is a fantastic place for nature lovers. There are green mountains and amazing tropical rainforests,
    home to more than 80 species of animals, including more than 600 rhesus monkeys. There are 340 different
    species of birds, and almost 2000 kilometres of coastline, with some of the most beautiful beaches in Asia. 
        The most exciting place to visit is Tianya-haijiao beach, to the southwest of Sanya. Tianya-haijiao means
    "the end of the sky and the corner of the sea". Here you will find amazing rocks, some of them five metres
    high. On the rocks, you will see carvings of Chinese characters, Tianya (the end of the sky), Haijiao (the
    corner of the sea), Nantianyizhu (a pillar stands up in the southern sky), and Haipannantian (the sea judges
    the southern sky). The Tianya sunrise and the Haijiao sunset are really astonishing.
        Ancient poets stood on the stones and looked at the blue sky and sea. Now you can do the same thing!
    任务:现在你将上面短文的主要内容设计成一个表格,供旅行社作广告之用。现在表格已基本设计好,
    请你完成。每个空格不能超过5个单词。 
                                                      Hainan Island
    Location The south most province of China
    Advantage 1.                                              
    Nickname Oriental Hawaii
    Capital 2.                                              
    The best time to go 3.                                              
    The most exciting place 4.                                              
    Location of Miss world Competition Sanya City
    Swimming time 5.                                               
  • 书面表达。

         假如你叫李明,是一名中学生,看了报纸的一则报道:美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)4月9日在
    转播北京奥运会火炬接力在旧金山传递时,主持人杰克·卡弗蒂(Jack Cafferty)发表了攻击中国
    的言论,妄称“中国产品是垃圾(junk)”,“在过去50年里中国人基本上一直是一帮暴民和匪徒
    (goons and thuds)”, 他还干涉中国在西藏的主权。
         你深感愤怒,现在决定给卡弗蒂写一封信。信的开头和结尾已经给你写好,要点已给出,请你
    把信的内容写在答题卷相应的位置,全信的词数应该是150个左右。
         1、你和所有中国人对卡弗蒂的言论深感愤怒,深受伤害。要求卡弗蒂收回错误言论,并向全体
    中国人民道歉。
         2、告诉他一个真实的中国:中国人民友好、善良、宽容(tolerant),热爱和平,遵守法律,勤
    奋工作,自力更生,乐于助人。人民生活幸福,充分享受言论自由。
         3、介绍西藏的情况:西藏是中国5个自治区(Autonomous Regions)之一,位于中国的西南部,
    自古以来一直是中国的一部分(part);面积123万km2,人口280万;近年来取得了迅猛的发展,
    2007年GDP达到342亿元,那里的人民享受着良好的教育和医疗服务。
         4、第29届奥运会(Olympic Games)于今年8月8日至24日在北京举行。欢迎他到中国观看奥运会。
    眼见为实,相信卡弗蒂会看到中国正在发生的一切,一定会认识到自己犯了一个大错误。
    Mr Cafferty, 
          My name is Li Ming. I'm a middle school student of China. On April 9 you said that goods from China
    were junk and the Chinese were a bunch of goons and thuds on CNN when the Olympic torch relay was
    in San Francisco. 
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                  Yours, 
                                                                                                                                                  Li Ming