九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷
一、根据句意及所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) Dear Sir
One month ago, I bought a robot from your shop in order to have mor e free time. However, I’m not (1) s________ with it at all.
First, its batteries don’t last as long as you promised. You said they could last at (2) l________ for two months. But in fact, they only lasted for two weeks.
Second, it doesn’t work properly. Som etimes it makes the room in a (3) m________ when it cleans the floor. Sometimes it moves around in the room and (4) k________ things over. I’m wondering what’s wrong with it.
I hope you can change for a new one for me, or I’d like to get my money back.
I’m looking forward to (5) h________ from you soon.
Yours faithfully
Zhang Ming
二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Rosa Parks helped change the laws in America. Because of her 6 , everyone in America has equal rights (平等的权利).
Rosa Parks was a black woman born in 1913 in Alabama. 7 , there were laws that black and white people had to go to different schools.
After she 8 high school, Rosa Parks helped her family make money by working as a seamstress (女裁缝) in a department store.
Rosa Parks became 9 when she was sitting on a bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man. There was a law in Alabama 10 said black people had to leave their seats on a bus if white people wanted to 11 . She believed she had dignity (尊严) and white people were not better than her because she was 12 .
Rosa Parks was caught by the police for not giving up her 13 . She still felt she did the right thing. After that, all African Americans were 14 the law for over a year. They also
15 many peaceful activities. Martin Luther King, Jr. also helped in the 16 .
A year later, the Supreme Court(最高法院) announced that the law on separation was
17 . And then white people and black people in America had the same rights.
Rosa Parks is considered as a hero today 18 she believed everyone should be equal.
19 was honored in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, who gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a common person can 20 .
( )6. A. condition B. actions C. education D. invention
( )7. A. Once in a while B. In the future C. At that time D. In a row
( )8. A. left B. found C. started D. built
( )9. A. strange B. mad C. angry D. famous
( )10. A. that B. who C. what D. where
( )11. A. pass by B. get off C. sit down D. dress up
( )12. A. black B. rich C. ugly D. young
( )13. A. ticket B. seat C. letter D. name
( )14. A. for B. against C. above D. beside
( )15. A. found out B. looked for C. cared about D. took part in
( )16. A. program B. ceremony C. camp D. activities
( )17. A. wrong B. clear C. long D. proper
( )18. A. if B. because C. so D. like
( )19. A. This B. It C. She D. He
( )20. A. show B. promise C. give D. receive
三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)
阅读下文, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
