2010听读大赛.doc

2010-2011学年度九年级英语听读大赛 预赛
命题人：董艳 审核人：施小忠
一．听力部分（30分，每题1分）
听下面5段对话选择正确的答案，每段对话读一遍。
( ) 1. What is the weather like tomorrow?
A. It’s rainy. B. It’s windy. C. It’s sunny.
( ) 2. Who will go to China next month?
A. John. B. Rose. C. Susan.
( ) 3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A film. B. The man’s wife. C. An actress.
( ) 4. Where will the manager meet the woman?
A. In Room 203. B. In Room 302. C. In Room 301.
( ) 5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home.
听下面五段对话或独白选择正确答案，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题
( ) 6. Why did Linda go to New York?
A. To spend some time with her sister. B. To look for a job.
C. To leave her baby at home.
( ) 7. How old was the baby when she left for New York?
A. Three months. B. Four months. C. Five months.
( ) 8. What did the baby seem to be most interested in?
A. Holding him. B. Playing with him.
C. Singing songs to him.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题
( ) 9. What are the speakers talking about?
A. The car industry. B. Economy. C. Pollution.
( ) 10. What does the woman suggest?
A. Making laws to control pollution. B. Using cars as much as possible.
C. The car industry should not be developed.
( ) 11. What does the man think of the car industry?
A. It is good for the environment. B. It is good to economy.
C. It is not helpful.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题
( ) 12. How long will the man stay in Australia?
A. Two months. B. Three months. C. Four months.
( ) 13. What does the woman say about the flight to Australia?
A. Much cheaper than ships.
B. Booking tickets earlier is much cheaper.
C. There is no other way to Australia except fights.
( ) 14. What does the woman think of the life there?
A. Everything there is cheap.
B. The life there is not hard or busy.
C. You can’t see strange animals.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题
( ) 15. Why did Michael call Monica?
A. To ask her to meet him. B. To drive him home.
C. To tell her he had an accident.
( ) 16. Where is Monica getting the call?
A. At home. B. On the way home. C. On the way to meet him.
( ) 17. What can we get from the conversation?
A. Monica drove Michael home. B. Monica didn’t tell the truth.
C. They told the policeman the truth.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题
( ) 18. What does the speaker ask the students to do last week?
A. To read the text. B. To prepare for the lesson.
C. To answer three questions.
( ) 19. Why did the speaker give the students the three questions?
A. To help the students to understand the text.
B. To draw the students’ attention to some key words and sentences.
C. To let the students discuss about Angus Gray.
( ) 20. What will the students do in three minutes?
A. Answer the three questions. B. Ask the teacher questions.
C. Discuss in pair.
听短文，把正确的词填在空格内，短文读两遍。
I (21)___________ little about English when I first came to America, so I went to a (22)___________ school to learn English. One day. I asked one of my (23)___________ a question. When I thanked her for it, she said. "You are welcome. It's a (24)___________ of cake. “I thought.” America is really a country to (25)___________. Everything here is for (26) So I said to her, "I haven't got any piece of cake with me (27)___________, What about tomorrow?" She (28)___________ at me in surprise, and then smiled. She realized that I hadn't understood her. She said, "What I (29)___________ is 'No problem'”. Then I got to know that “a piece of cake" is not only a piece of cake, but also means something that is very (30)___________.
二．完型填空（20分，每题1分）
(A)
A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 31 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 32 and tried their best to jump out of the hole. The other frogs 33 saying that they were sure to die. 34 , one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 35 . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, 36 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 37 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 38 , explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time." The story teaches us a 39 : There is power of life and death in the tongue. An 40 word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.
( ) 31. A. small
B. deep
C. big
D. wide
( ) 32. A. care
B. refuse
C. look
D. think
( ) 33. A. kept
B. finished
C. practiced
D. stopped
( ) 34. A. Luckily
B. Finally
C. Suddenly
D. Happily
( ) 35. A. went on
B. ran away
C. jumped out
D. gave up
( ) 36. A. happened
B. continued
C. planned
D. wanted
( ) 37. A. got out
B. ran away
C. got off
D. woke up
( ) 38. A. smelling
B. eyesight
C. hearing
D. looking
( ) 39. A. way
B. skill

C. sentence
D. lesson
( ) 40. A. interesting
B. exciting
C. excellent
D. encouraging

(B)
Catherine was a famous writer of children's stories. She lived in a fine old house in a small town near London. Often she worked at home, in her quiet 41 . Long before her books become popular, she had tried to teach 42 how to use a computer. And now she typed all her stories on her computer. But sometimes she had to 43 to get some books from the library or have a meeting. She didn’t like being away because she was worried about burglar (窃贼). So she was very careful. Just before leaving, she always put a full cup of coffee on the writing desk, and left the radio playing to make a burglar think someone 44 at home.
One day she came back after a day out, and found that there was something different in her house. There was only a little 45 left in the cup, and the radio was off. But when she looked at the computer, she saw it was 46 , and someone had typed in a new story. She had no idea who had got in, or how, because none of the doors or windows was broken. Then she sat down to read the story. To her surprise, it was a very good one. “I'll use it in my 47 book!” she said 48 .
The next month she had to go to London. She put a cup of coffee and a plate of sandwiches on the desk. When she returned, the coffee and the sandwiches had 49 . She ran to the computer. This time there was only 50 on the screen, “IT’S NOT YOUR STORY. IT’S MINE!” it said.
( ) 41. A. bedroom
B. kitchen
C. classroom
D. study
( ) 42. A. the students
B. herself
C. the burglar
D. her children
( ) 43. A. leave the house
B. have a rest
C. give a message
D. buy a computer
( ) 44. A. need be
B. can be
C. have to be
D. must be
( ) 45. A. water
B. milk
C. coffee
D. tea
( ) 46. A. on
B. off
C. broken
D. over
( ) 47. A. last
B. first
C. second
D. next
( ) 48. A. carefully
B. sadly
C. happily
D. badly
( ) 49. A. brought
B. broken
C. gone
D. eaten
( ) 50. A. a piece of paper
B. a message
C. a new story

D. a letter
三．阅读理解（30分，每题2分）
(A)
Everyone wants to buy the perfect gift. Here are some very special gifts you might think about if you have a lot of money.
A beautiful sailboat
The Skimmer by Sail craft Inc. flies across the water. The yellow sails on this bright red boat look really exciting. And the family of the lucky person who gets the Skimmer will be lucky, too. The boat has its own galley for making meals and it can sleep four people. Only ＄178,000.
A very special computer
The Nell 1500 is the newest in Nell’s line of unusual computers. It’s the smallest computer in the world. It’s just 5cm by 6cm. It will fit in your coat pocket, but it works like a larger computer Imagine being able to carry a computer with you 24 hours a day! If this sounds good to you, you can get it for only $6,400.
A lifetime health club membership
Everyone is worried about health these days. What better gift for someone you love than a lifetime membership at the Life Line Spa? This spa has everything: swimming pool, weight room, running track, and free yoga and Tai Chi classes. Life Line even has its own restaurant with vegetarian meals and other special meals for people on a diet. Your loved one can enjoy all of these when you make a single payment: only $37,000 for a lifetime membership.
( ) 51. The underlined word ‘galley’ probably means ___________.
A. bedroom B. washroom C. kitchen D. sitting room
( ) 52. What is small but very powerful?
A. The Skimmer B. The Nell 1500 C. The health club D. Nothing
( ) 53. All these things above are___________
A. dangerous B. useless C. expensive D. cheap
( ) 54. What can you do at the Life Line Spa?
A. Learn how to cook. B. Make lots of money.
C. Have computer classes. D. Have yoga classes.
( ) 55. What may be the best title of this passage?
A. Special gift ideas B. How to keep healthy
C. A lot of fun D. How to be rich
(B)
A popular shopping bag has been seen on the arm of some of the world’s most beautiful women. It sells at an official price of ￡5, but as much as ￡400 online. The bag called ‘I’m Not a Plastic Bag’ is made of cotton. It is so hot that now everyone wants to get one. It’s fashionable, and it’s green!
Supporters see the bag as a way to move away from throwaway plastic bags that are given away in large numbers by supermarkets every year.
When the bags were first sold, about 500 people waited in line to buy one. So far, 20,000 of the popular bags have been sold at the second largest supermarket in Great Britain. It is one of the ways to encourage shoppers to use the reusable bags, rather than the plastic ones.
The bag has also become a must-have for many famous people who want to be fashionable, and at the same time care about the environment.
The designer of the bag has been asked to develop the bag by the ‘We Are What We Do’ group. The group believes that each person in Great Britain uses about 167 plastic bags every year. It says that small lifestyle changes can have a strong effect on reducing waste and the environmental pollution. It also says that everyone should try his best to protect the earth from being polluted.
( ) 56. Where can we buy the popular bag at a price of ￡5 ?
A. On the Internet. B. From the shops all over the world.
C. At the designer’s home. D. At the 2nd largest supermarket in Britain.
( ) 57. The ‘We Are What We Do’ group most probably means ___________.
A. those who want to do something by themselves
B. those who design the new bags
C. an organization that protects the environment
D. a business that sells bags
( ) 58. The purpose of designing the popular bags is___________.
A. to make money B. to help famous people
C. to make women fashionable D. to reduce the environmental pollution
( ) 59. The last paragraph mainly tells us that___________.
A. the designer has been asked to develop the bag
B. it’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment
C. each person can use about167 plastic bags every year
D. small lifestyle changes can hardly affect the environment
( ) 60. When you go shopping, you’d better ___________.
A. not use any bags B. use the reusable bags
C. use the cheapest bags D. use the throwaway plastic bags
(C)
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing. A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks.” The woman there didn't say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows, which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
( ) 61. The Americans who taught English in other countries recently found that they ___________.
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
( ) 62. People in Micronesia show “yes” by ___________.
A. nodding heads B. raising eyebrows
C. shaking heads D. saying "no"
( ) 63. Tom misunderstood his class at first because ___________.
A. he did not know much about Indian culture
B. he didn't explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn't understand his questions
D. he didn't know where the students came from
( ) 64. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means no.
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means "YES".
( ) 65. The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in Indian schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
四．任务型阅读（10分，每空1分）
We each have a memory. That's why we can remember things after a long time. Some people have a very good memory and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again.
A good memory helps one learn a language well. Everybody learns his own language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak the two languages every day. In school it is not easy to learn a foreign language because the students have little time for it and they h