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英语奥赛试题

九年级英语奥赛试题

班级________姓名________

I.选择填空（共20分）

   从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项。

（）1.YesterdayIdownloadedanewprogramme_________theInternet.NowIcanwatchTVandmovies_________mycomputer.

   A.on;from        B.on;in       C.in;with       D.from;on

（）2.—Toomanypeoplearekilledontheroadseveryyear.

    —Yes,butthegovernmentisn'tdoing_________aboutit.

   A.nothing       B.much           C.everything     D.more

（）3.Yougotalltheanswers_________lasttime.You'llhavetodothetestagain_________carefully.

 A.correct;most  B.wrong;muchmore

C.easy;even        D.careless;but

（）4.—Haveyouever_________toRome?

    —Yearsago,and_________isoneofthebestholidaysI'veeverhad.

A.been;that         B.gone;this       

C.went;it            D.been;those

（）5.—Kurt,whyareyousohappy?

   —TheWorldCupFinalisontonight.There's_________Ilike_________football.

   A.anything;but               B.nothing;morethan

   C.none;as                   D.more;than

（）6.—WhatdoyouthinkofJerry?

    —Heisclever._________,hecanbeforgetful.

   A.And           B.So          C.Because       D.However

（）7.Ireallyappreciatedyour_________whenIwasinhospital.Itwassonicetohaveavisitor.

   A.happiness       B.cheer        C.kindness       D.work

（）8.Mostpeopleare_________whentheyhearaboutpeople_________comefacetofacewithdangerinordertosaveothers.

A.surprising;that   B.exciting;as     

C.amazed;who         D.interested;which

（）9.I_________thinkteenagegirlswhogottheirears_________wereverystrange,butnowtheyseemquitenormal.

   A.usedto;pierced                         B.getusedto;covering

   C.usedto;burnt                          D.amusedto;pulled

（）10. _________youare,_________youlive,youmustbeinterestedinthefutureofthisplanet.

   A.Whoever;however                        B.Whatever;whichever

   C.Whoever;wherever                       D.Whenever;wherever

（）11.—Pleasestopaskingsomanyquestions.

    —Pardon?

    —Sorry,John.Iwishyou_________asksomanyquestions.I'mbusynow.

   A.could      B.wouldn't      C.would        D.shouldn't

（）12.—Mysonwonthefirstprizeinthespeechcontestlastweek.

    —Pleasegivemycongratulationstohim.

    —_________

A.I'msurprised.     B.Yes,Ithinkso. 

C.Everyonesaysso.  D.Thanks.Iwill.

（）13.—I'dliketogettwoseatsfortheshowtomorrow.

    —Wherewouldyouliketosit?

    —_________

   A.MayIsithere?

                         B.Doyouhavethemoney?

   C.Howmucharethemiddleseats?

          D.CanIpaybycard?

（）14.—Lily,whatareyougoingtodoafteryougraduate?

   —I'mthinkingofbecomingacomputerprogrammer.

   —_________

   —Well,myparentswantmetobeadoctor,butIdon'twanttodothat.

   A.DoyouknowwhatIwanttobecome?

   B.Whydoyouwanttobeadoctor?

   C.Yousaidyouwouldgotoamedicalschool.

D.Thanksforyouradvice.

（）15.IreallylikeMaria.She's_________asweetgirl_________isalwayspolitetoeveryone.

   A.so;that          B.quite;which       C.such;who         D.very;whose

（）16.Iwon'tleaveunlessyou_________meeverything.Ihavetoknow!

  A.don'tleave       B.won'tteach   C.wouldfind       D.tell

（）17._________shewaswashingherface,thewaterstopped_________.

   A.As;running                              B.Assoonas;toflow

   C.After;togo                             D.Since;raining

（）18.—Haveyouever_________alotofmoney?

    —No,Ihaven't,butonceI_________￡10inalottery.

   A.won;won        B.seen;havestolen  C.made;willget    D.received;paid

（）19.—_________youchangeapound,please?

    —I_________havesome.Letmesee.

   A.Should;might     B.Can;must          C.Could;may        D.Will;would

（）20.Helpyourselftosomefish.Thefish_________inthisrestaurantare_________locally.

A.cooking;living   B.served;caught   

C.sold;finding     D.made;seen

II.阅读理解（30分）

A

Beforethe1980s,modelswerejustbeautifulpeopleinmagazinephotographs.Peopleknewverylittleaboutthem.Theydidn'tknowhowoldtheywere,wheretheylivedorwhattheirfavouritesportswere.Mostpeopledidn'tevenknowtheirnames.

   Thencamethe1980s,theera（时代）ofthesupermodel.ThiswaswhensomemodelsbecamesofamousthattheybecameaswellknownasHollywoodfilmstars.MostpeopletodayhaveheardofNaomiCampbell,Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer and theothersupermodels.Storiesaboutthemappearinmagazines.Journalistsinterviewthem.Televisiondocumentarieshavebeenmadeabouttheirlives.Therearealsohundredsofsupermodelwebsitescreatedbyfans.Onthesewebsites,fansincludeinformationaboutthemodels'weight,shoesizeandhaircolour.

   Oneofthereasonsthesemodelsbecamesofamouswasthehugeamountsofmoneytheywerepaid.CanadiansupermodelLindaEvangelistaoncesaid,“Iwon'tgetoutofbedforlessthan$10,000（￡6500）aday.”ClaudiaSchifferhadafour-yearcontract（合同）withthecosmetics（化妆品）companyRevlon.Thecompanypaidher￡4,000,000forjustthirtydays'workperyear—that'smorethan￡130,000perday!

   Supermodelsdon'tmaketheirmoneyjustfromposingforthecameraorwalkingdownthecatwalk.Theyhavediscoveredmanyotherareaswheretheycanmarketthemselves:

films,televisionshows,exercisevideos,calendars,andeventhelingerie（女内衣）business.ElleMacphersonhasherownunderwearcompanywhichmakesmillionsofpoundsayear.

   Supermodelshavemanyotherthingsincommon,too.Theytravelallovertheworldtowork.Theyownhousesandflatsinmanydifferentplaces.

1.Beforethe1980s,_________.

   A.supermodelsdidn'texist

   B.modelswereaswellknownasHollywoodstars

   C.somemodelswerecalledsupermodels

   D.peopleknewthenamesofmanymodels

2.Howdopeoplegettoknowaboutthelivesofsupermodels?

   A.Bywatchingtheirshows.           B.Bycallingtheirmobiles.

   C.Bysurfingtheirwebsites.         D.Bysendingpresentstothem.

3.Foroneday'swork,LindaEvangelistaexpectstobepaid_________.

   A.￡6,500ormore                    B.lessthan￡6,500 

   C.￡4million                         D.morethan￡130,000

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

   A.Supermodelsarepaidtoomuchmoney.

   B.NowadayssupermodelsarejustasfamousasHollywoodstars.

   C.Supermodesdon'tjustmakemoneyfrommodelling.

   D.Allthesupermodelshavetheirownunderwearcompanies.

5.Whatmakessupermodelssofamous?

   A.Stories,interviews,TVdocumentaries,etc.

   B.Theirphysicalappearance.

   C.Themodellingjobstheydo.

   D.Thebusinessestheyrun.

B

Theyo-yoisoneoftheoldestandmostpopularofalltoys.TheGreekswereplayingwithyo-yosaround500BC.Itwasapopularchildren'stoyinthePhilippinesduringthe16thcentury,anditwasthetoytoowninBritainintheearly19thcentury.EventhePrinceofWaleshadone!

   ThefirstAmericanyo-yocompanywasstartedin1928.TheAmericanyo-yoshadaspecialfeature.Theycouldstopattheendofthestringandspin（旋转）inoneplacebeforemovingupagain.Thiswascalled“sleeping”.Itallowedtheusertodotrickswhiletheyo-yowasspinning.Soonyo-yofansofallagesweredoingtrickswithnameslike“walkthedog”,“rockthebaby”and“aroundtheworld”.

   Duringthe1970s,yo-yocompaniesbeganmakingtheiryo-yosmoreinterestingandexciting.Yo-yoslitupinthedark,theywhistled,andtheyhadfunnyshapes.In1985,theyo-yoevenwentintospace.ItwastakenonthespaceshuttleDiscoverytoseehowitwouldperforminzerogravity（重力）.Itwouldstillspin,butwithoutgravitytopullitdown,itwouldnot“sleep”.

   Overtheyears,competitionsandexhibitionshaveledmoreandmorepeopletotake‘yo-yoing'seriously.In1990,thefirstinternationalyo-yoconvention（大会）washeld.In1993,theAmericanYo-YoAssociationwasstarted.Forseriousyo-yofans,there'sevenaNationalYo-YoMuseuminChico,California.

   Thebestthingaboutyo-yos,though,isthatyoudon'thavetobeageniustofigurethemout.Youjustneedtokeeppractising,andprettysoonyou'llbespinningwiththebestofthem.

6.Whyistheyo-yooneoftheoldestandmostpopularofalltoys?

   A.Itwasplayedaround500BC.

   B.Philippinechildrenplayedwithitduringthe16thcentury.

   C.TheBritishhavehaditforover200years.

   D.Alloftheabove.

7.AspecialfeatureoftheAmericanyo-yosallowsyouto_________.

   A.figureouthowtouseyouryo-yo         B.whistlewithyouryo-yo

   C.goaroundtheworldwithyouryo-yo    D.dotrickswithyouryo-yo

8.OnthespaceshuttleDiscovery,theyo-yo_________.

   A.didnotspin               B.wouldspinbutdidn't“sleep”

   C.coulddolotsoftricks   D.couldnotbecontrolledatall

9.Whathasmademorepeopleinterestedinyo-yos?

   A.Thehistoryofyo-yos.     

   B.Thespecialfeaturesofyo-yos.

   C.Moreyo-yocompetitionsandexhibitions.  

   D.ThetoysfortheRoyalfamily.

 10.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

   A.Americanyo-yoscouldstopandspinattheendofthestring.

   B.TheAmericanYo-YoAssociationbeganin1928.

   C.TheNationalYo-YoMuseumisintheUK.

   D.Withoutpracticepeoplecanfigureouthowtouseayo-yo.

C

Peopleoftensaythatlivingwithteenagersisworsethanlivingwithanyotheragegroup.Isthistrue?

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