九年级上学期知识竞赛英语试题注意：请同学们务必将选择题（1-45题）的答案填在答题卡上！一、选择填空（共20小题，计20分）从A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 ( )1.Bob has ten baseball bats and twenty baseballs. He can play_ well. A. a baseball B. baseballs C. the baseballs D. baseball( )2. - Can you e and give us a talk on Saturday or Sunday? - Im afraid _ day is possible. A. any B. neither C. some D. either( )3. - You have never been to Beijing, _ you? - _ , but Im going there this summer. A. have; No, I havent B. have; Yes, I havent C. havent; No, I havent D. havent; Yes, I havent( )4. - You drew a very nice picture yesterday. I like it very much. - _ A. I dont think so. B. No, its not very nice. C. Thank you. D. Thats all right.( )5. I dont know whether it will rain or not, but if it _, I shall stay at home. A. rain B. will C. does D. raining( )6. I spent the whole day _ the desk. A. on B. at C. to D. with( )7. - Have you moved to your new house? - Not yet. My house _ . A. is being painted B. is painting C. has painted D. has to paint( )8.The group of soldiers arrived _a small town _ a rainy morning. A. at; in B. at; on C. in; on D. in; in( )9. Im looking for a jacket for my son. What color do you like_, blue or red? A. most B. best C.better D. good( )10. Do you know_ the MP5 player yesterday? Sorry, I have no idea. A. how much did she pay for B. how much will she pay for C. how much she paid for D. how much she will pay for( ) 11. My father_Shanghai with my grandparents. Really?_will they e back? A. has been to; How soon B. has gone to; How soon C. has been to; How long D. has gone to; How long( )12. Mr. Brown knows three other languages English. A. except B. but C. beside D. besides( )13. Maria has trouble math, so she often asks her math teacher for help. A. much, understanding B. much, to understand C. many, understanding D. no, with( )14. You dont need to read todays newspapers, because theres in them. A. nothing special B. something special C. special nothing D. special anything( )15. He often makes his sister , but this time he was made by his sister. A. laugh, to laugh B. laugh, laugh C. laugh, laughing D. to laugh, laugh( )16. There a number of people there. The number of them more than 100. A. is, is B. are, are C. are, is D. is, are( )17. Great changes in my hometown recently. A. took place B. have been taken place C. have taken place D. Happened( )18.-Do you like the Moonlight Sonata ？-Sure , it sounds really _. A. clear B. clearly C. beautiful D. beautifully( )19. -Why did _ take Alice almost an hour to get home ? -I dont know . Maybe there was something wrong with her car . A. that B. it C. she D. this( )20. -May I borrow this dictionary ? -Sorry. This is not _. Its Lilys . A. my B. mine C. her D. yours二、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 21 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 22 , itll never 23 . Thats 24 we mustnt waste time. There is no doubt（怀疑）that the 25 is usually limited（有限的. Even a second（秒）is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 26 useful.But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 27. They dont know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 28 .In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt 29 todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 30 . ( )21. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more( )22. A. cost B. bought C. gone D. finished( )23. A. return B. carry C. take D. bring( )24. A. what B. that C. because D. why( )25. A. money B. time C. day D. food( )26. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything( )27. A. reading B. writing C. playing D. working( )28. A. time B. food C. money D. life( )29. A. stop B. leave C. let D. give( )30. A. lose B. sa