九年级英语竞赛试题(3)

in their cars. And in this way, the traffic is very crowded when people go to work by car in the morning and go home after work, the situation is becoming worse and worse.

Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths only for bicycles, and to make it so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles. There has been a special way for bicycles on the road in Chengdu now. I think more and more people will return to ride bicycles to go to work. The air of cities will be much fresher. The sky will be a lot bluer. The people will live much happier lives. 54. Who invented the bicycle?

A. Gergy Bush. B. Mark. C. Leonardo da Vinci. D. Harry Borty. 55. The traffic is very crowded ,it is because ____________________.

A. the roads are becoming larger B. a number of cars are on the roads C. there are many bicycles on the roads D. lots of people are walking on the roads 56. Why don’t people today go to work by bicycle?

A. Because the bicycle is too expensive. B. Because it’s very tiring to ride a bicycle. C. Because the people dislike bicycles. D. Because it’s very dangerous to ride a bicycle. 57. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? ① The bicycles were not produced until long before he died. ② A lot of people in Chengdu rode bicycles to work 20 years ago. ③ It’s not polluted for people to ride bicycles.

④ The people in Chengdu can’t go to work with a special way by bicycle now. A. ① ② B. ② ③ C. ①② ③ D. ② ③ ④

C

Once upon a time, there was a lion and a mouse.

One day, when the lion was sleeping, the mouse ran onto his face. The lion woke up. He was very angry and caught the mouse. ―I will eat you!‖ the lion said angrily.

The mouse cried out, ―If you do not kill me, I would be happy to give you a reward(回报).‖ The lion laughed at the idea. He did not think a little mouse could help such a big strong animal like himself. But he still let the mouse go.

After a few days, it happened. The lion was caught by hunters’ net. He tried his best to leave, after half a day, but he still couldn’t get out of the net. He was very sad, he thought he was dying. At that time the lion felt something nibbling(啃，咬) on the ropes. It was the mouse. Just before dark, the work was done. There was a hole in the net. The lion got free through the hole. He was very happy and thanked the mouse, ―My friend, you have saved me. I will never doubt the power of small animals like you.‖

From then on, the lion and the mouse became friends.

58. The lion didn’t eat the mouse at last, did he?

A. Yes, he did. B. Yes, he didn’t. C. No, he did. D. No, he didn’t. 59. How was the lion when he was caught by hunters’ net?

A. Happy. B. Nothing. C. Terrible. D. Free. 60. The underlined word ―doubt‖ in the passage means_____.[来源学科网]

A.相信 B.怀疑 C.创新 D. 喜欢 61. Which is NOT wrong from the passage?

A. The lion didn’t catch the mouse first. B. The lion was killed by the hunters. C. The lion ran away by himself. D. The lion ran away with the mouse’s help.

第二节 根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。（本题共4小

题，每小题2分，计8分）

Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Hundreds of people are killed because of fire every year. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways or windows escapes, but not elevators.

From the lower floors of the buildings, 62 . it is the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. A middle build person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground, 63 .Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed, 64 __. Keep our head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leak into the room.

On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. 65 .Dropping onto cement（水泥） might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

A. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely.

B. escaping through windows is possible.

C. or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room.

D. it is about the height of a middle build man.

四、阅读理解（ 20分，每小题2分） A

On morning， Mrs Peter said to her husband, “Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies club (俱乐部) at Mrs. Green’s house at lunch time today, and I want to go to it. I’ll have you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?” “Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “that’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?” “This tin (罐头) of fish,” Mrs. Peter said. “And there are some cold, boiled potatoes and some beans (豆子) here, too.” “Good” Then Mrs Peter went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at

Mrs Green’s, and at three o’clock Mrs Peter came home. “Was your fish nice?” She asked. “Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered. “Why are they hurting?” Mrs Peter asked. “Well, on the tin it was written: Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.” 66. Mrs Peter wanted to _______________.

A. go to Mrs Green’s house B. meet Mr. Jack

C. meet her husband D. see Mrs Green 67. Mr Peter had to _________.

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