九年級(jí)英語下冊(cè)閱讀競(jìng)賽試卷

九年級(jí)英語下冊(cè)閱讀競(jìng)賽試卷一、閱讀理解1.閱讀理解。Pleaseanswerthequestionsaboutthepricesofthetwohotels.(注:&=英鎊)

GATEWAY

SHERATON

Prices

Prices

Dates

14nights

14nights

1Oct-31Dec

&495

&546

1Jan-31Mar

&464

&515

1Apr-30Apr(closed)

/

/

1May-31May

&518

&573

1Jun-30Sep

&609

&6951.TheSheratonHotelis______thantheGatewayHotel[

]A.cheaper

B.dearer

C.bigger

D.cleaner2.IwanttostayintheSheratonfortwoweeksinAugust.Ineedabout______.[

]A.&750

B.&515

C.&695

D.&5733.Thetwohotelsareopenfor______monthsoftheyear.[

]A.nine

B.ten

C.eleven

D.twelve4.ItischeapertostayintheGatewayinMaythanitisin______.[

]A.November

B.March

C.October

D.July5.FromOctobertoDecemberitisdearertostayintheSheratonthanfrom_____to_____.[

]A.June;August

B.January;March

C.May;July

D.July;September2.閱讀理解。

FilmsattheMuseum

TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeshownonSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindow

at1:30.TheWorkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.

CaptainGoodFellow

Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodFellowwill

bereadytoteacha11thesethingstochildrenattheCityTheatreonSaturdaymorningat10:00,free.

InternationalPicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfrom

allovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00p.m.

TakemeouttotheBallgame

It’sOctober,andSaturdaynight(7:00～9:00)isyourlastchancetoseetheRedBirdsthisyear.Getyour

ticketsatthegate.Itmightbecold.Don’tforgetsweatersandjackets.

Doyouwanttohear"TheZoo"

"TheZoo’’,apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstU.S.concertthisSaturdaynight,at8,

atRoseHall,CityCollege.1.OnSaturdaymorning,youcan______.[

]A．gotowatchaballgame

B．takechildrentoplaygamesattheCityTheatre

C．gotoaconcertatRoseHall,CityCollege

D．gototheCentralParkforapicnic2.TheRedBirdsBallgame______.[

]A．isintheafternoon

B．isoutside

C．isatthegate

D．mightbecold3.Youcaneatmanydifferentkindsoffoodfromallovertheworldifyou______.[

]A．gototheCityTheatre

B．gototheCentralPark

C．buyticketatthegate

D．gotoseeafilm4."TheZoo"is______.[

]A．a(chǎn)U.S.concert

B．a(chǎn)parkwithmanyredbirdsinit

C．a(chǎn)musicgroup

D．goingtogivetheirlastconcert5.Mr.TurnerwantstohaveaniceSaturday.WhichisNOTpossibleforhimtodo?[

]A．Watchingaballgameandhavingapicnic.

B．Havingapicnicandseeingafilm.

C．Listeningtoaconcertandwatchingaballgame.

D．Seeingafilmandlisteningtoaconcert.3.閱讀理解。

Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecause

plantscanmakefoodfromair,waterandsunlight.Animalsandmencan’tmakefoodfromair,waterand

sunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.Therefore,animalsandmenneedplants

inordertolive.Thisisthereasonwhywefindsomanyplantsaroundus.

Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyou,youwillfindthattherearemanykindsofplants.Some

plantsarelargewhileothersaresmall.Mostplantsaregreen.

Someplantshavemanysmallleaves.Othershaveonlyafew.Therearemanykindsofleaves.Leaves

areofdifferentshapesandcolors.

Leavesarealsodifferentinotherways.Someleaveshavelongthinpartsattheend,wecallthemleaf

stalks,somehaveshortleafstalks,othersevenhavenoleafstalks.Theleafedgesarealsodifferent.Some

leaveshavesmooth(平滑)edges.Somehaveawave-shapededges.Othershaveedgesliketheteethofa

saw(鋸子).1.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelation(關(guān)系)accordingtothefirstparagraph?[

]2.Plantsareimportantbecause______.[

]A.weneedtoeatplantseveryday

B.mencan’tlivewithoutplants

C.wecanseesomanyplantsaroundus

D.animalseatplantsastheironlyfood3.Weknowfromthepassagethat______.[

]A.allleaveshaveleafstalks

B.allleaveshavesmoothedges

C.plantsaredifferentinshapesbuthavethesamecolor

D.leavesaredifferentinshapesandcolors4.Theunderlinedword"leafstalks"inthelastparagraphmeans______.[

]A.葉邊

B.葉紋

C.葉柄

D.葉尖5.Themainideaofthepassageis______.[

]A.howplantshelpmenandanimals

B.plantsareimportantandtheyarequitedifferent

C.plantsaremoreimportantthanair,waterandsunlight

D.whywefindsomanyplantsandaroundus.4.閱讀理解。No.1

BusinessHours

Mon.toWed.

9:30-6:00

Thurs.

9:30-8:00

Fri.toSat.

9:30-6:00

Sun.closedNo.3

OpeningHours

Monday-Saturday

10:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Sunday

2:30p.m.-6:00p.m.No.2

Bill’sSupermarket

OPEN

7DAYSAWEEK

8:00amto8:00pmNo.4

OpeningtothePublic

9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

MondaytoFriday1.IfyouworkatNo.1,youhavetoworklongerhourson_____.[

]A.Tuesday

B.Thursday

C.Saturday

D.Sunday2.Whichtwoareopeneveryday?[

]A.No.1andNo.2

B.No.1andNo.4

C.No.3andNo.4

D.No.2andNo.33.Iffourpeopleworkforthefourdifferentplaces,howmanyofthemneedn’tgotoworkon

Sunday

morning?[

]A.One

B.Two

C.Three

D.Four4.No.4canprobablybe______.[

]A.agovernment(政府)office

B.ahospital

C.arestaurant

D.ahotel5.Bill’sSupermarketisopen______aday.[

]A.8hours

B.12hours

C.14hours

D.16hours5.閱讀理解。1.Youcansee_______foreignfilmsinWest-cityCinemathisweek.[

]A.one

B.two

C.three

D.four2.IfyouwanttoseethefilmwhichwasdirectedbyFengXiaogang,gotothecinemaon_______.[

]A.Monday

B.Thursday

C.Friday

D.Saturday3.Childrencanpayonly

whentheywanttoseeafilmonSunday.[

]A.￥5

B.￥10

C.￥15

D.￥204.Youcanseethefilm_______onSaturday.[

]A.Troy

B.HarryPotter

C.AWorldWithoutThieves

D.KungfuHustle5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?[

]A.LiuDehuaactedinthefilmKungfuHustle.

B.Theticketpriceofthefourfilmsisthesame.

C.Allthefilmsstartafter8o’clockintheevening.

D.Thefourfilmswerereleasedinthesameyear.6.閱讀理解。

YoumayknowtheEnglishlettersA,BandC.ButdoyouknowtherearepeoplecalledABC?You

maylikeeatingbananas.Butdoyouknowthereissuchathinga"bananaperson"?Howstrange!Are

thesepeoplefrom"anotherearth"?No,theyarejustChinesepeoplelikeyouandme.

ABCmeansAmerican-bornChinese.AnABCisaChinese,butwasbornintheUnitedStates.Sometimes,

peoplecallanABCa"bananaperson".Abananaisyellowoutsideandwhiteinside-lookinglikeaWesterner

andyellowoutside-lookinglikeaChinese.

Doyouknowwhy?Usually,ABCsknowlittleaboutChinaortheChineselanguage.Someofthem

don’tspeakChinese.Also,theyarenotinterestedinChinesepolitics.

ButifABCscannotspeakChinese,canwestillcallthemChinesepeople?Yes,ofcourse.Theyare

Chinese.TheyareoverseasChinese.Thesepeoplemaybecitizens(公民)ofanothercountryliketheUS,

CanadaorSingapore.ButtheyhaveChineseblood.Theirparents,grandparentsorevengreat-grandparents

werefromChina.Theyallhaveblackeyesandblackhair.ButtheyarenotChinesecitizens.Theyarenot

peopleofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Forexample,weallknowthefamousscientistC.N.Yang(楊振寧).

HegottheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957.Chinesepeoplelovehim.ButheisanAmericancitizen.1."ABC"inthispassagemeans"_______".[

]A.threeEnglishletters

B.akindofbanana

C.ChineseborninAmerica

D.AmericansborninChina2.ChineseinWesterncountriesarecalled"bananapersons"because_______.[

]A.theirbodiesarewhiteinsidebutyellowoutside

B.theythinklikeWesternersbutlooklikeChinese

C.theywereborninChinabutgottostudyinAmerica

D.theyliketoeatbananas3.Theunderlinedword"blood"mayprobablymean_______.[

]A.國(guó)籍

B.血統(tǒng)

C.愛心

D.皮膚4.C.N.Yangismentioned(提到)heretoshowthat_______.[

]A.AmericanChinesearegreat

B.weloveAmericanChinese

C.ChinesepeoplecanwinNobelPrizes

D.American-ChinesearenotChinesecitizens5.Thispassagemainlytalksabout

.[

]A.differentkindsofbananas

B.overseasChinese

C.theNobelPrize

D.thelifestoryofC.N.Yang7.閱讀理解。

InCanadayoucanfinddogs,cats,horsesetc.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelove

thesepetsandregardthemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemattheirhouses,theytakethemto

animalhospitalstogivethemneedlessothattheywon’tcarrydisease(疾病).Theyhavespecialanimalfood

stores,thoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverystore.Somepeoplespendaroundtwohundred

Canadiandollarsamonthonanimalfood.Whenyouvisitpeople’shomes,theywouldbeverygladtoshow

youtheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederin

theirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.Theyarefreetocomeandgo

andnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalsinCanada.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwild(野生的)animals.

Ifyoukilledananimal,youwouldbepunished(處罰).Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacar,people

wouldbeverysadaboutit.

PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytieisnotas

closeasours.Whenchildrengrowup,theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirowncareer(生涯).Thenthe

seniors(老人)willfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.Theycanbegoodfriendsandneverleave

themalone.1.ThispassageshowsthatCanadians_______.[

]A.hateanimals

B.oftenkillanimals

C.loveanimals

D.don’tkeeptheirpetsinsidetheirhouses2.Childrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause_______.[

]A.theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymore

B.theirparents’housesaretoosmall

C.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparents

D.itisnotacceptable(能接受的)tolivetogetherwiththeirparentswhentheygrowup3.Theygivetheirpetsneedlesbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause_______.[

]A.thepetsaresick

B.thepetsarewild

C.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdisease

D.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome4.Whichisrightaccordingtothepassage?[

]A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodfortheirpetsonlyattheanimalfoodstores.

B.Petseatbetterthanpeople.

C.Almosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageathishouse.

D.Anybirdscancometothebirdfeederstoeat.5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.[

]A.howtokeepdiseasefrompets

B.petsinCanada

C.howtotakegoodcareofpets

D.lifeoftheseniorsinCanada8.閱讀理解。

Inrecentyearsadvancesinmedicaltechnologyhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletolivelongerthanin

thepast.Newmedicinesandmachinesaredevelopingeverydaytoextendlife.However,somepeople,

includingsomedoctors,arenotinfavoroftheselifeextendingmeasures,andtheysaythatpeopleshould

havetheright(權(quán)利)todiewhentheywant.Theysaythatthequalityoflifeisasimportantaslifeitself,

andthatpeopleshouldnotbeforcedtogoonlivingwhenconditionsoflifehavebecomeunbearable.They

saythatpeopleshouldbeallowedtodiewithdignity(尊嚴(yán))andtodecidewhentheywanttodie.Others

don’tagreeandsaythatlifeunderanyconditionsisbetterthandeathandthatthedutyofdoctorsisalways

toextendlifeaslongaspossible.Andsothebattlegoesonandonwithoutadefinite(明確的)answer.1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.[

]A.TheRighttoLive

B.TheRighttoDie

C.TheDoctor’sDuty

D.LifeIsBetterthanDeath2.Peoplecanlivelongerthaninthepast.It’sbecause_______.[

]A.medicaltechnologydevelops

B.wehavebighospitals

C.therearemanygooddoctors

D.bothBandC3.Accordingtosomepeoplewhetheradyingpatienthastherighttodieisupto_______.[

]A.thedoctors

B.thesurroundings

C.hisorhisfamily

D.thepatienthimselforherself4.Inthewriter’sopinion,_______.[

]A.deathisbetterthanlife

B.lifeisbetterthandeath

C.neitherlifenordeathisgood

D.noneoftheabove5.Whydosomepatientswanttodie?Because_______.[

]A.thedoctorsarenotgood

B.theconditionsarebad

C.lifeistoohard

D.theyareseriouslyill9.閱讀理解。

OnedayMrs.WilsonwentshoppingwithTracyandBen.Theywenttothesupermarketinthenew

shoppingcenter.

"Whydoyoubuythingshere?"Tracywantedtoknow."Becausetheyarecheaperherethanatthe

cornerstorenearourhome,"Mrs.Wilsonsaid."Helpmechecktheprices,please."

TheWilsonswerenotrichandMrs.Wilsonwasalwayscarefulwithhermoney.Shelookedcarefully

afterthepricesofthings.Sheboughtlotsofthingsinthesupermarket.Whentheygothome,thechildren

said,"Wedon’tthinkyousavedmoneybygoingtothesupermarket."

"OfcourseIdid,"Mrs.Wilsonsaid."Everythingwascheaperthere.""Weknow,"thechildrensaid,

"butwecamehomebytaxibecausewehadtoomuchtocarry.Thetaxifarewasmorethanthemoney

thatyousave!"

Mrs.Wilsonaddedeverythingup.Herchildrenwereright.1.Thethingsatthecornerstorewere______thanthoseinthesupermarket.[

]A.cheaper

B.nicer

C.moreexpensive

D.savedalittlemoney2.Mrs.Wilson______intheend.[

]A.spentmoremoney

B.paidlessmoney

C.lostsomemoney

D.savedalittlemoney3.Fromthepassageweknowthechildrenwere______.[

]A.happy

B.clever

C.tired

D.lazy4.Mrs.Wilsonwill______.[

]A.nevercallataxi

B.goonbuyingthingsinthesupermarket

C.buythingsnearherhome

D.notgoshoppingwithherchildren5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.[

]A.CuttingPrice

B.CornerStore

C.Supermarket

D.Shopping10.閱讀理解。

Theworld’swatershortage

Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,since

nearly70%oftheearth’ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthatisseawater,orsalt

water.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%-thefreshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Andwecannotevenuseallofthat.Evenworse,someofithasbeenmadedirty.

However,asthingsstandtoday,thisfreshwaterisstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwateris

becominglargerandlargerquickly-almostdaybyday.Weshouldtakestepstodowiththisproblem

nowandinthiswaywecangetawayfromaseriousworldwidewatershortage(缺少)lateron.

Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourvaluablewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelop

way