外研版2020届九年级上学期英语竞赛试卷（II ）卷一、听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）What does Sally's mother look like?A . She has long straight hair.B . She has short curly hair.C . She has short straight hair.2. （2分）听第一段对话，回答小题。

（1） is in the art club.A . MaryB . TomC . Janet（2）What can Janet do?A . She can speak English.B . She can play the violin.C . She can play the guitar.（3）Tom wants to join the club.A . artB . violinC . English3. （2分）What's the letter on the wall?A .B .C .4. （2分）What does Mary want to do this evening?A . To watch TV.B . To play games.C . To prepare for an exam.5. （2分）What's Betty doing now?A . She's reading.B . She's writing.C . She's singing.二、听下面三段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给 (共3题；共20分)6. （6分）听长对话，选择最佳答案（1）When is Helen's birthday party?A . On Friday evening.B . On Saturday evening.C . On Sunday evening.（2）What did Rosy ask Eva to bring to Helen?A . Some drinks.B . Some flowers.C . Some food.（3）Where is Rosy going that day?A . To the office.B . To the theater.C . To the hospital.（4）What gift will Nick give Helen?A . A birthday cake.B . A model plane.C . A new skirt.（5）Who is the best singer in Nick's school?A . Helen.B . Rosy.C . Eva.7. （6分）听对话,回答问题。

（1）What does the girl see?A . A fish.B . A tiger.C . A whale.（2）Why can't we call whales fish?A . Because they can't swim.B . Because they give birth to their babies like tigers and pandas.C . Because they are much bigger than fish.（3）How many kinds of animals are they talking about?A . Three.B . Four.C . Five.8. （8分）听一段对话或独白，请根据所听内容回答问题。

（1）When was O. Henry born?（2）How did young O. Henry behave in the game of story-telling?（3）What do O. Henry's stories tell about?（4）What are his short stories famous for?三、阅读理解（40分） (共5题；共40分)9. （6分）图表理解阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

（1）Smart Kids Club is open to the members . A . at 6:00 am on Fridays B . at 5:00 pm on Saturdays C . at 5:30 pm onSundays（2）Smart Kids Club is open to the members .A . at 6:00 am on FridaysB . at 5:00 pm on SaturdaysC . at 5:30 pm on Sundays（3）If Mrs. Black's twin daughters of 8 both join the club, how much should she pay each week?A . $ 2.B . $ 4.C . $16.（4）If Mrs. Black's twin daughters of 8 both join the club, how much should she pay each week?A . $ 2.B . $ 4.C . $16.10. （8分）阅读理解Lobsters(龙虾) are delicious and many people like eating them. But they are really expensive in the restaurant. Why don't you cook lobsters at home? I will show you one way to cook them. First buy some lobsters. Then you can begin. Just split(分离) the shell(壳) from the top and take the meat out of the shell. Place it in a bowl with a little water and cover it with foil(箔纸). Cook them until the meat turn white, and baste with butter, salt and pepper. When you overcook the meat, it become hard and less delicious. Cooking lobsters at home can be fun. Why not have a try?根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。

（1）Going out to eat lobsters is very cheap.（2）The first thing you should do is to split the shell down .（3）Don't begin to cook them until meat turn white.5:00 pm to 6:30 pmIn the school libraryFor age groups : 5 - 10 years old$ 2.00 each weekRegister （登记）: in the gymContact （联系）: SmartKidsClub2@（4）You shouldn't cook the meat too long, or(否则)it will become hard and less delicious.（5）It can be interesting to cook lobsters at home.11. （8分）Dear Reader,Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.I magine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it's polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through "Save the Children", you can help Maria's mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what "Save the Children"has been about since 1932.For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a "handup". That's how "Save the Children"works. But without you, it can't work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.It can make such a difference in her life and yours.（1）We can most probably read the letter in __________.A . somebody's diaryB . a newspaperC . a progress reportD . a storybook（2）From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________A . Maria is an 11-year-old girl.B . Maria's family is very poorC . Maria has to do a lot of hard workD . Maria is hoping to get schooling.（3）What is "Save the Children"?A . An organization to help poor children go to school.B . An office of the government to collect money.C . A program shown at theatres to help the poorD . A group who works for children in poor places.（4）The underlined word "sponsor" means "__________"in Chinese.A . 回报B . 资助C . 感恩D . 抢救（5）What does the last sentence in the letter mean?A . If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.B . What you give is more than what you takeC . Both Maria's life and yours will change a lot.D . Marie and you can help each other at school.12. （8分）At midnight Mr. King coughed again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked. And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer. He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.T he old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”“But I think health is more important.”Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to se e a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for a long time.“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”“No, I don’t see anything.”“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”（1）Mr.King got up to .A . smoke againB . talk with his wifeC . read the medicine bookD . take some medicine（2）Mr. King coughed because .A . he couldn’t go to sleepB . he was afraid to dieC . he smoked too muchD . he was too old（3）, so tears ran down his face.A . Mr. King thought he had lung cancerB . Mr. King couldn’t understand the bookC . Mr. King was too sad to go to sleepD . The doctors refused to help Mr. King（4）The doctor told Mr. King to have an Xray examination because .A . he was sure the man would die soonB . he wanted the man to stop smoking right nowC . he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lungsD . he was sure the man would soon be all right（5）Which of the following is true?A . There was nothing serious with Mr. King.B . Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.C . The doctor fou nd some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.D . Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.13. （10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。