安徽省亳州市风华中学2014届九年级上学期英语竞赛试题

京翰教育/京翰中考网/（满分100分）I.阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分）AIn1955,amannamedRaymondKrocwithtwobrothersnamedMcDonaldopenedapopularrestaurant,McDonald's,inCaliforniawhichsoldfoodthatwaseasytoprepareandservequickly.Todayitisoneofthemostfamousandsuccessful"fast-food"inAmericaandtheworld.Whywashisideasosuccessful?Probablythemostimportantreasonwasthathistimingwasright.Inthe1950s,mostmarriedwomenstayedhometokeephouseandtakecareoftheirchildren.Inthe1960s,manywomencamebacktothefactories.Thismeantthattheyhadlesstimetodohouseworkandpreparationofmeals,sotheydependedmoreonfast-foodrestaurants.Singleparentsalsohadlittletimetospendinthekitchen.Peoplelivingalonealsodependedonthiskindoffood,sincecookingforonewasoftenmoretroublethanitwasworth.FromthesuccessofRaymondKroc'sfast-foodbusiness,wecansaythatsocialeconomictrends（社会经济趋势）influencewhereandwhatweeat.()1."Cookingforoneismoretroublethanitisworth"meansA.cookingforseveralpeopleisworthmoremoneyB.itisnotnecessarytotakemuchtimetocookforonepersonC.therearemoreproblemswhenonepersoncooksD.thereisalotofhouseworkandpreparationtodowhenonepersoncooks()2.Anideaimplied(包含)butnotdirectlystatedinthereadingisthatA.manymarriedwomenbegantoworkinthe1960sB.inthe1950s,mostmarriedwomenstayedhomeC.McDonald'sisthenameoftherestaurantD.divorce（离婚）makespeoplechangetheireatinghabits()3.Americanshadthe"movements"A.in1955B.in1950sC.in1960sD.bothin1950sand1960s()4.WhywasMcDonald'sideasosuccessful?ItwasmainlybecauseA.peoplelivingalonedependedonfastfoodB.singleparentshadlittletimetospendinthekitchenC.manywomencamebacktothefactoriesin1960sD.histimingwasright()5.Themainideaofthereadingisthat_______.A.RaymondKrocisthemostsuccessfulfast-foodbusinessownerinChinaB.socialandeconomicchangesinfluenceeatinghabitsC.fast-foodiseasytoprepareandservequicklyD.AmericansliketoeatfastfoodBEvenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyChaplin’sfilmbecausetheyaremostlysilent.Itisn’twhathesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependonwordsorlanguage.Itdependsonlittleactionswhichmeanthesamethingtopeopleallovertheworld.Actingout,withoutwords,playsanimportantpartinplaysofmanycountries.It'sakindofworldlanguage.()6..Chaplinwas______.A.afilmstarB.acomedywriterC.aplayactorD.adancer()7.PeopleenjoyChaplin'A.silenceB.languageC.wordsD.actions()8."Worldlanguage"heremeansA.playB.danceC.actingD.comedy()9.Chaplin'ssuccessliesinthefactthatA.hehadconfidenceinhimselfB.hekeptonpractisinghisspokenlanguageC.hewasgoodatactinginsilentcomedyD.hewasgoodatsongsanddances()10.ThispassagetellsmainlyofA.aspecialkindofworldlanguageB.theimportanceofcomedyC.theunusualsmilingofChaplinD.Chaplin'shugesuccessCChinahasthreeeconomicareas:easternChina,centralChina,andwesternChina.Shanxi,Gansu,Qinghai,Xinjiang,Ningxia,Sichuan,Chongqing,Yunnan,GuizhouandTibetareinwesternChina.Itcovers5385700squarekilometres,makingup56.4%ofChineseterritory（疆域）andishometo230millionpeople.Itis23%ofChina'spopulation.Thewesternareaisrichinmineral（矿藏）andenergyresources(water,coal,sunenergyandwindpower).Italsohaslargegrassland,iceandsnowresourceswaitingtobedeveloped.Itishometomanywildanimalsandplants,anditgivesuswithimportantmedicinalresources（资源）.TheChineseleadershavedecidedtodevelopthewesternarea.JiangZeminsaid,"Withoutdevelopmentofthewesternarea,howcanwemodernizethewholecountry,andhowcanChinabecomeaneconomicpower?"Since1949,whenthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfounded,itisnotthefirsttimeforChinatodevelopitswesternpart.Chinawillmakeitswesternareaalong-termbaseforeconomicdevelopmentanduseitsrichresourcestodevelopeconomicpower.()11.TheterritoryofwesternChinais______.A.aslargeasthatofeasternChinaB.aslargeasthatofcentralChinaC.aslargeasthatofeasternChinaandcentralChinaD.thelargestoneofthethreeareas()12.DoyouknowwhywedevelopwesternChina?A.BecausethepeopleofwesternChinaarerich.B.Becauseithas230millionpeople.C.Becauseitmakesup56.4%ofChineseterritory.D.Becausewewillmodernizethewholecountry.()13.Aneconomicpowermeans_____.A.arichandstrongcountryB.alargecountryC.acountrywithmuchmorepopulationD.alargecountrywithouteconomicdevelopment()14.Fromthispassage,wecanknowthat______.A.

theChinesepeoplearemakingthewesternareaalong-termbaseB.

thewesternareaisrichinmineralandenergyresourcesC.

itisthefirsttimeforChinatodevelopitswesternareaD.

thewesternareahasbecomeamodernplace()15.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.China—ALargeCountryB.DevelopingWesternChinaC.HometoWildAnimalsandPlantsD.RichWesternChinaII.完形填空(每小题2分，共70分)AHaveyoueverseenahorsewithtoes?16yearsago,horseshadmanytoes.Theyhadfourtoeson17frontfoot.Theyhadthreetoesoneachbackfoot.Thehorseswere18thancats.Thesesmallhorseslivedintheforest.Theirmanytoeshelpedthehorsesrun19thesoft,wetground.Itwasveryhotintheforest.Butthe___20_changed.Itbecamecold.Manytreescouldnotliveincoldweather.Thetreesdiedandfell.Openfields21___theplaceofforests.Thesunmadethegrounddryandhard.Horsesbeganto22____,too.Theybegantogetbigger.Thistookalongtime.Onthedry,hardland,horsesneeded23theirmiddletoesfor___24.Theirmiddletoesbecamehard.25alongwhile,horseshadonlyonehardtoeoneachfoot.Wecallthishardtoeahoof()16.A.MillionB.MillionsC.MillionsofD.Millionof()17.A.eachB.bothC.sameD.any()18.A.bigB.nobiggerC.biggestD.muchbigger()19.A.onB.aboveC.overD.up()20.A.landB.seasonC.skyD.weather()21.A.madeB.tookC.gotD.had()22.A.changeB.growC.moveD.train()23.A.quiteB.reallyC.alwaysD.only()24.A.runB.ranC.runningD.beingrun()25.A.BeforeB.AfterC.InsteadD.LateronBAllparentslovetheirchildren.Manyparentswanttheirkidsto__26__well-knownpeoplewhenthey_27_.Mostofthemwanttheirkidstolivebetterthanothers.Manyofthem_28_theirkidswillbesingersoractors.Actorsandsingerscan__29_moneyeasilyinourcountry.Whentheyappearintheadvertisement,theywillget_30_moneywhichafarmeroraworkercan'tmakeallhislife.Someoftheparentswanttheirkidstobebusinessmen__31_doctors.Iftheyworkhard,theywillhavecarsandbighousesinseveral__32__.Someparentswanttheirkidstoworkincitiesandtowns.Theydon't__33__themtoworkinthecountryside.Peoplewhoworkinthecitiesandtownscangetmoney__34_theretire.Ifyouareafamousman,especiallyanactor,you'llgetmuchbutpayalittle.Afarmeris__35__---hegetslittlebutpaysmuch.()26.A.doB.becomeC.likeD.work()27.A.growupB.getupC.standupD.setup()28.A.makeB.likeC.loveD.hope()29.A.loseB.makeC.rememberD.take()30.A.manyB.alittleC.muchD.afew()31.A.orB.andC.butD.else()32.A.daysB.weeksC.yearsD.months()33A.playB.needC.enjoyD.want()34.A.afterB.beforeC.asD.while()35.A.happyB.differentC.richD.luckyCAmericanpeoplehavethehabitofsaying'thankyouwheneversomethingkindisdoneforthemorsomethingpoliteissaidtothem,nomatterhoweasyorcasualthethingis.Thishabitis36bypeopleofmany37countries.Youshouldsay"Thankyou"whensomeone38youthesaltonthetable,orwhensomeone39asidetoletyou40inanarrowcorridor,orwhensomeone41aheadofyoukeepsthedooropen42you,whensomeonesaysyourworkiswell43orsaysyouhaveboughtanicething,orsaysyourcityisverybeautiful."Thankyou"is44notonlybetweenstrangersornewacquaintance,45betweenfriendsandcolleagues,parentsandchildren,brothersandsisters,husbandsandwives.Parentsoftentell46childrenthattheyshouldsay"Thankyou"inanswertoa47wordoractwhentheyareonlyfour___48fiveyearsold.Perhapsthat's49almosteveryonehas50thishabit.()36.A.putB.givenC.decidedD.shared()37.A.othersB.anotherC.otherD.else()38.A.puts