1、 九年级科技文化知识竞赛英语试卷九年级科技文化知识竞赛英语试卷 一、完形填空（本题有一、完形填空（本题有 1515 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 1 分，共分，共 1515 分）分） 阅读短文，掌握大意，然后从所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Respect means thinking of and caring for your own and other peoples feelings. It is the key to a good 1 .But it took me a long time to 2 this important life lesson. When
2、I was 12 years old, I had some bad habits, especially when I became 3 .One day, my football coach and teammates were working on tackling (拦截对方抢球) skills. Coach Marshall made 4 play against Josh. Josh and me on the ground, me with the 5 ,Josh was the tackler. When we both got up, Josh tackled me agai
3、n. 6 ,I was the thinking I was the best player on the team and that 7 could tackle me. I had no respect for Joshs 8 ,and I became angrier each time he tackled me. In fact, I screamed dirty words that a 12-year-old child 9 , and I left the team! I didnt care 10 think about how Josh and the coach felt
4、 or about the feelings of my teammates. Looking back, I should have taken a timeout(暂时休息) to calm 11 down, then continued competing. I should have accepted the fact that my teammates was better than me 12 I lost again. I should have 13 to my teammates and coach for my being impoliteness. In life peo
5、ple 14 want to be treated with respect, but many times they themselves are not very respectful to others. In all situations, whether you are calm or angry, respect those around you. 15 respect, and youll get it in return. 1Aeducation Bmemory Ccompetition Drelationship 2Ateach Blearn Cprepare Dforget
6、 3Abored Btired Cangry Dafraid 4Aus Bme Chim Dher 5Aball Btool Cclock Dbox 6AAt a time BIn the end CAt the moment DFirst of all 7Asomebody Banybody Ceverybody Dnobody 8Adecision Bability Cdream Dsuggestion 9Acouldnt Bneednt Cmight not Dshouldnt 10Aand Bso Cor Dbut 11Amyself Byourself Chimself Dherse
7、lf 12Abefore Bif Cbecause Dthough 13Aapologised Bexplained Creplied Dpromised 14Aalso Bstill Calways Deven 15ACheck BLose CShare DGive 二、阅读理解（本题有二、阅读理解（本题有 1414 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2 2 分，共分，共 2828 分）分） 阅读理解 As summer approaches, a lot of people will be in search of a great book to read while they are relax
8、ing on the beach or by the pool. Here we have made a list of three e-books that we think are great summer reads. Stark by Ben Elton If you have read a lot of books, then you may know that Ben Elton is one of the funniest writers around the world. This book is one of his best pieces of work to read.
9、You may find yourself laughing out loud constantly when reading this book. The RoadThis book is a fantastic read and will leave you hanging on edge all the way through it. This book is quite dark, however, it has some shocking moments throughout. The book is set in a world where modern life has been
10、 destroyed and in which there is no wildlife and a lot of humans have actually turned to cannibalism.（嗜食同类）.This books is fantastic if you enjoy a thrilling （毛骨悚然的）read that will leave you on the edge of your seat every few seconds. This certainly isnt a book for the faint-hearted. The Theory of Eve
11、rything by Stehpen Hawking- If you havent read this book yet, then you really must. If youre looking for a non-fiction and highly informative and educational book for your summer, then this is the book for you. This book was written by Professor Stephen Hawking and is extremely famous. 16What is the
12、 text mainly about? AAn introduction to three e-books that are great summer reads. BAdvice on how to choose great e-books for summer reads. CThe reason why the three e-books are famous. DPeoples opinion on reading e-books on the beach. 17We can learn from the passage that _. AThe Road is one of Step
13、hen Hawkings famous works. Byou may laugh while reading the book Stark. CThe Theory of Everything is a work of popular fiction. DThe Road presents a world in which there are no humans. 18In which section of a magazine will you most probably read the text? ALiterature. BTravel. CSports. DNature. 阅读理解
14、 What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects(建筑师) believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible. The tree house Many architects in the world would like t
15、o build a tree house. Like a leaf, the surface of the houses collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The roof(根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤)to the homes temperature. The Liza
16、rd house Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When its in the bright sun,the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce en
17、ergy. Meals at home This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture(建筑风格）.It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals. L
18、earning from the past Looking to the future isnt the only way to be green, Sometimes, ancient techniques(古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful condition because it is easier for hot air to flow out the chimney. 19What is the best title of the passage?
19、AGreen house of the future BThe greener, the better CHow to build green houses DChanges of the houses 20We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home _. Awith the root of a leaf Bwith the energy from sunlight Cwith the soil under the ground Dwith gardens on its walls 21What
20、 will happen to the cover of the lizard house when its in the bright sun? AIt will take in light. BIt will produce energy. CIt will turn dark. DIt will turn white. 22The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future _. Awill be more delicious. Bneed more cooks. Ccost as much as possible.
21、 Dwill be greener. 阅读理解 The United States has always been a country of many cultures. Before Europeans came to North America, many groups of Native Americans lived here. Different Native American groups had different cultures. The first Europeans in the United States were from England and Holland, b
22、ut immigrants(移民) came from all European countries. Many people also immigrated from Asia and Africa. Sadly, many Africans were brought to the United States as slaves. Many immigrants come from Latin America too. Today, the United States has people from more cultures than ever. In the 19th century,
23、people thought of the United States as a melting pot . People thought that all immigrates should forget their native cultures and languages and become English-speaking Americans. They felt that people should assimilate culture. However, not everyone wanted to assimilate completely. Many people tried
24、 to keep parts of their cultures, such as foods, customs, and languages. However, their children often forgot their parents or grandparents language. But most Americans, even those whose families have been here a long time, can tell where their relatives came from. And of course, new immigrants take
25、 great pride in their cultures and languages. For all of these reasons, melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States. Instead, people now call the United States a salad bowl. They say salad bowl because in a salad, you can still see all of the individual parts (lettuce, tomato,
26、and so on), but all the different parts mixed together and begin to take on the flavor of one another. 23The first paragraph mainly talks about _ . Ahow many immigrants the United States have Bwhere the immigrants live in the United States Cwhat culture and language the immigrants keep Dwhy the Unit
27、ed States is a country of many cultures 24The underlined word assimilate in paragraph 2 means _. Amake something similar Bmake something special Cmake something different Dmake something interesting 25Why do people call the United States a salad bowl now? ABecause Americans can make all the cultures
28、 into one culture. BBecause Americans all want to eat salad to be healthy very much. CBecause Americans want their country to be as green as salad. DBecause Americans can make different cultures go together in one country. 阅读理解 There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time
29、the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favourite relative. These were
30、 the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved. I had always travelled to Malaysia by plane or car, but this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relishthe long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked around the train. There was
31、not one familiar face. I sighed（叹气）and sat down to read The Economics. It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia, Johor Bahru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I wat
32、ched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green, Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive. I decided to wave back. From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything
33、 came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling, I stared at everything as if I were looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train
34、pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug.I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten（饱经风霜的）face warmed up with a huge smile. We wa
35、lked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey. 26The author expected the train trip to be_. Aadventurous Bexciting Cpleasant Ddull 27What did the author remember most during her train trip? AThe friendly country people. BThe mountains along the way. CThe crowds of people in the
36、streets DThe simple lunch served on the train 28Which of the following words can best take the place of the word relish in the second paragraph? AChoose BEnjoy CPrepare for. DCarry on. 29What can we learn from the story? AComfort in travelling by train. BReading gives people delight. CPleasure of li
37、ving in the country. DSmile brighten people up. 三、词汇运用（本题有三、词汇运用（本题有 7 7 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 1 分，共分，共 7 7 分）分） 根据首字母提示，补全文中所缺单词，要求意思通顺，语法正确。每空限填一词。 Success means to try your best. Many people b 30 that success means to win. In my opinion , it means to try your best when you do e 31 , no matter you will w
38、in or not. When you are t 32 part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can, you are successful, t 33 you may be the last to pass the finishing-line. No one can always be the winner. You will certainly lose or f 34 some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. A perso
39、n who has lost heart is just like a tree without roots(树根).It will be easily blown down by the wind. Nobel had tried many times when he was doing his e 35 . Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lose heart and kept on trying. Finally he was successful. So when you meet
40、 any d 36 , just stand up and keeping on trying. 四、语法填空（本题有四、语法填空（本题有 1010 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1 1 分，共分，共 1010 分）分） 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Why exercise is cool? You can run outside 37 play ball games indoors. When you 38 (exercise), youre building a strong body. Try to be active every day and y
41、our body 39 (thank) you later. Your heart works hard every day. You can help your heart get much 40 (strong) by doing aerobics. Swimming, playing basketball or soccer, and walking 41 (quick) are all good exercise. And dont forget 42 (jump) rope is OK too. Have you ever done push-ups? This kind 43 ex
42、ercise can help you make your muscles stronger. By using your muscles 44 (do) powerful things, you can make them stronger. Whats more, you will feel happier to have 45 strong body. You can do all the activities you enjoy, like running, jumping and playing with your friends. Now you know 46 exercise
43、is cool. 答案解析部分答案解析部分 【答案】1D；2B；3C；4B；5A；6C；7D；8B；9D；10C；11A；12D；13A；14C；15D 【答案】16A 17B 18A 【答案】19A 20B 21C 22D 【答案】23D 24A 25D 【答案】26D 27A 28B 29D 【答案】30believe；31everything；32taking；33though；34fail；35experiments；36difficulty/difficulties 【答案】37or；38exercise；39will thank；40stronger；41quickly；42jumping；43of；44to do；45a；46why
