八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案
八年级英语竞赛试卷附答案
八年级英语竞赛试卷说明：1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）和第Ⅱ卷（40分），两卷共计120分。
2、请将第Ⅰ卷的答案写在第Ⅱ卷的答题卡上。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共80分）听力部分（20分）Ⅰ、看图，听对话，选择符合对话内容的图片（听两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）1.__________2.___________3.____________4.____________5.____________Ⅱ、根据你听到的内容选择正确的应答语（听两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）6. A. Yes, it wil. B. No, there won‟t. C. No, they won‟t. D. Yes, they will.7. A. for five hours ago. B. for it was nine o‟clock.C. since nine o‟clock.D. since five hours.8. A. Yes, I wouldn‟t. B. Yes, certainly not.C. No, I would.D. No, not at all.9. A. I was standing in front of the library. B. I stood in front of the library.C. I saw an alien get out of the UFO.D. An alien went into a souvenir shop.10. A. She said I am hard—working. B. She says I am lazy.C. He said I could do better.D. He said I have been doing well in it.Ⅲ、对话理解，根据你所听到的对话选出能回答问题的最佳答案（听两遍，共5小题，每题1分）11. A. He will write a letter to his best friend.B. He will give his best friend a ticket to a ball game.C. He will argue with his best friend again.D. He will call up his best friend.12. A. About the space. B. About the future.C. About the robot.D. About computers.13. A. He saw an alien get out of the UFO. B. He saw an alien come into his room.C. He saw an alien go into a store.D. He saw an alien buy a souvenir.14. A. Gina. B. Scott. C. Gina‟s classmates. D. Both A and B.15. A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Sunday. D. Saturday.Ⅳ、短文理解，根据短文内容，选出你所听到问题的最佳答案（短文和问题各读两遍，共5小题，每小题1分）16. A. On Thursday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. D. On Tuesday.17. A. Tom. B. Tom‟s mother. C. Tom‟s father. D. Tom‟s brother.18. A. Because the bus is comfortable. B. Because he had no bike.C. Because the hospital was very far.D. Because he didn‟t like walking.19. A. cut in line. B. wait in line. C. get on the bus. D. buy a ticket.20. A. Unhappy. B. Sorry. C. Worried. D. angry.笔试部分（60分）Ⅴ、选择题（共20小题，每小题1分）21.—When did you get your first pair of skates? —________________.A. For 6 years.B. Since I was 7 years old.C. When I was 7 years old.D. Since 6 years ago.22. I‟m going to ___________ time with my grandparents this vacation.A. takeB. haveC. spendD. go23.When did you finish your ______________ exam?A. end of yearB. end-of-year‟sC. end-of-yearD. end-of year24. —Why are you so ____________, Tom?—The news is too ______________. I don‟t know why this often happens.A. surprising; surprisingB. surprising; surprisedC. surprised; surprisingD. surprised; surprised25.Charles‟ cousin is the same age ____________ him. They get on well __________ each other.A. for, inB. as, onC. as, inD. as, with26. —What __________ in ten years?—Great changes will come to our life.A. moreB. will happenC. will doD. will see27. —I think people will use the bicycles ______________ in the future.—I agree. More and more people will go to work by car.A. fewerB. lessC. moreD. much28. I don‟t know _________ . Can you help me?A. how to do it.B. how to do.C. what to do it.D. what it to do.29. These days the police ___________ always looking for him everywhere. Do you know where he is ?A. isB. areC. wasD. were30. I‟m good at Japanese, but I want to do ___________ in it.A. wellB. niceC. betterD. good31. He had to ___________ by cleaning roads in those days.A. make livingB. made livingC. make a livingD. made a living32.There‟s no ___________ for me to sleep in the house.A. placesB. roomC. a bedD. beds33. Don‟t talk loudly in the library you‟ll ____________ others.A. annoyB. complainC. worryD. angry34. I hear that ________ some speeches on pollution tomorrow.A. there isB. there areC. there will haveD. there will be35. If you have any trouble, you can go to the policeman to __________ help.A. findB. askC. ask forD. look for36.The students were reading ________ the teacher came into the classroom.A. whileB. whereC. whenD. what37. Macia often does something wrong and makes Ben angry, so Ben said he ______ Macia.A. is mad toB. was mad atC. was mad toD. is mad at38. If it _________ rain tomorrow, they‟ll go to the park.A. doesn‟tB. won‟tC. don‟tD. isn‟t39. Mr Smith __________ for twelve years.A. have been teachingB. has been teachingC. has teachingD. has be teaching40.—Would you mind _________ the TV? It‟s noisy.—Of course not.A. to turn downB. turning downC. to turn upD. turning upⅥ、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分）Two friends were camping（野营）together（一起）. Their names were Jim and Tim. 41 was very lazy. On 42 first evening of their holiday, Jim 43 to Tim,“Here‟s some money. Go and buy some meat.”“I‟m too tired,”answered Tim. “You go.”44 Jim went45 meat himself.When he came back, he said to Tim,“Now, here‟s the meat. Please cook it.”46 Tim answered, “47 , I‟m not good at cooking. You do it.”So Jim cooked the meat.Then Jim said to Tim,“Cut the bread.”But Tim answered, “I don‟t want to.”So Jim cut the bread.Then Jim said to Tim,“Go and get 48 water, please.”“No, I don‟t want to get my clothes dirty（脏的）,”Tim answered. So Jim got the water. 49 Jim said,“The meat is ready. Come and eat it.”“Well, I‟ll do that,”answered Tim.“I 50 saying …No‟ all the time.”41.A. Tim B. Jim C. He D. Tim‟s friend42. A. the B. a C. an D. /43. A. say B. said C. says D. saying44. A. As B. But C. So D. Soon45. A. to buy B. buy C. bought D. buys46. A. Or B. And C. So D. But47. A. Not B. Don‟t C. No D. Doesn‟t48. A. any B. some C. many D. much49. A. At last B. At first C. At the head of D. In end50. A. like B. don‟t like C. likes D. doesn‟t likeⅦ、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分）AMy younger brother is not clever. He can‟t answer questions right. My parents are worried about him. One day, I took him to a zoo. Then I asked him three questions. The first question was “What did you see in the zoo?”,the second question was “Who often give you money?”and the third was “What did you have for your breakfast?”. He couldn‟t answer any of them. Then I told him again and again, the first answer is “elephants and bears”, the second answer is “my father and my brother”and the third answer is “bread and milk”. Then he retold(复述)the questions and answers. At last I asked the three questions again. He could give the right answers:1. elephants and bears, 2.my father and brother, 3.bread and milk. I was very happy.When we got home, I told my parents that my brother could answer my questions correctly （正确地）. Then I began to ask him, “What did you see in the zoo?”“Bread and milk.”“Who often give you money?”“Elephants and bears.”“What did you have for breakfast?”Cried I angrily.“My father and brother”, he answered.51.His parents are worried about his brother because _____________.A. he is not cleverB. he is not cleverer than IC. he is too cleverD. he is short52.They saw ___________________ in the zoo.A. tigers and bearsB. tigers and elephantsC. bears and elephantsD. tigers and pandas53.His brother often gets money from _____________.A. his father and motherB. his mother and himC. his father and himD. his father and my sister54.From the story, we can know ___________.A. his brother is easy to teachB. his brother is not easy to teachC. his father can teach the younger brother to answer questionsD. his mother can teach the younger brother55.From this story, we can guess that when his parents heard the answers, they were ________.A. happyB. surprisedC. disappointed(失望)D. shy(害羞)BLong long ago people made fires（火）from lightning（闪电）. But they had to keep the fires burning（燃烧）, for they couldn‟t start it again if there was no lightning. Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone (石头) together could make a spark（火花）. The spark could fire dry leaves（树叶）. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）. They made a hole on a big piece of wood（木头）and put a smaller stick（树枝）into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heat （热）from the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.About two centuries（世纪）ago, people began to make matches（火柴）. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric（电子）fire starter. Of course an electric fire starter is much more expensive than a box of matches. But it is convenient.56.A spark can ___________.A. fire any leavesB. burn anythingC. burn dry leavesD. keep fires burning57.We can also get a fire by ____________.A. making a hole on a big piece of woodB. putting a smaller stick into the holeC. turning the stick hard for a whileD. all above together58.Matches have been used ___________.A. for about two thousand yearsB. for about two hundred yearsC. since people began to use fire for cookingD. since people used the heat from the sun59.From this passage we know ___________.A. an electric fire starter is widely usedB. people haven‟t used matches since they had electric fire startersC. today there are only two ways to make firesD. some forest fires happen from lightning60.Choose the right order of the ways to make fires people got to know.a. with a matchb. from the sunc. from lightningd. by rubbinge. with an electric fire starterA. a,b,c,d,eB. b,c,a,e,dC. c,d,b,a,eD. d,a,c,b,eCThe sky usually looks blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain, where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter（分散）the sunlight（阳光）, the sky would be dark blue. And if you rode in a spaceship（飞船）high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be so dark that it would be black.Sometimes the sky doesn‟t look blue. At sunrise（日出）and sunset（日落）, the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, orange, and other colours in the sky.61.The sky usually looks light blue because _____________.A. the sun is light and blueB. the air is light and blueC. the air scatters the sunlightD. the sunlight is light and blue62.When ______________, the sky looks dark blue.A. there is less air between you and the sunB. there is a high mountain far awayC. the mountains around us are very highD. you climb a very high mountain63.If ____________, the sky looks black.A. you ride in a spaceshipB. the spaceship is high in the skyC. the spaceship is high above the earthD. there is no air to scatter the sunlight64.Sometimes the sky doesn‟t look blue because ____________.A. the sun always rises in the eastB. the sun always sets in the westC. the air in the sky has different coloursD. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way65.Which of the following is the best title for the story?A. The Sky Looks BlueB. Why the Sky Looks ColourfulC. The Beautiful SunlightD. Something about the Air八年级英语竞赛试卷参考答案选择题答案非选择题答案Ⅷ、66．ordered 67．raise 68．style 69．astronaut 70．failed 71．interview 72．knowing 73．ruralⅨ、74. not smoking 75. Work hard 76. didn‟t want 77. can‟t do 78. first walked 79. good healthⅩ、80.May I borrow some books. 81.You can borrow two books once. 82.How long may I keep them. 83.Must I return the books on time. 84.You must pay for themⅪ、分数分解：1．格式1分；2．字数1分；3．语法3分；4．内容4分；5．整体性1分。
新人教八年级英语阅读竞赛试题卷(含答案)
2018年春普宁毓秀中学八年级英语阅读竞赛试题卷温馨提示：1.本堂考试时量为60分钟，满分100分。
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一、完形填空（共二部分，每小题1分,计30分）ANearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this __1__ was not always very rich. At one time, he __2__ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers __3__ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often __4__, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. __5__ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t cost __6__ money , more and more __7__ came to eat at his place. __8__ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People__9__ it very much, and his new business grew quickly. Not long after, however, __10__highway was built, and many drivers no longer went __11__ Mr Sanders’restaurant. So he had to __12__ it. Then he traveled around the country, __13__ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He succeeded. By 1967, there __14__ almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, wherever you go in the United States, you will see __15__. If you like chicken, I’m sure you’ll like eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.（）1. A. business B. shop C. life D. food（）2. A. found B. worked C. saw D. had（）3. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left（）4. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick（）5. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Once（）6. A. too many B. too much C. much too D. many too（）7. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors（）8. A. Then B. So C. But D. For（）9. A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank（）10. A. other B. another C. the other D. others（）11. A. out B. to C. over D. on（）12. A. close B. run C. return D. take（）13. A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. suggesting（）14. A. have B. has C. was D. were（）15. A. it B. them C. one D. restaurantBLast Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town. I wanted to have a rest before catching the rain. I __16__ a newspaper and some chocolate and __17__ into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to __18__ at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, __19__ the newspaper and the chocolate on the table and then went to get a cup of coffee.When I came back with the coffee, There was someone __20__ in the next seat. __21__ was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and __22__ bright red at the front. He had started to eat my chocolate!Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any __23__. I just read the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me in __24__.Then he took a__25__ piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn’t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.”And I got it.The boy gave me a strange look, then __26__ up. As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something __27__ with that woman!”Everyone looked at me, __28__ I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet. I did not realize that I had __29__ a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to __30__. My face turned red when I saw my unopened chocolate under the newspaper. The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!( )16. A. stole B. bought C. sold D. wrote( )17 A. went B. sat C. seated D. looked( )18. A. sit B. seat C. lie D. laugh( )19. A. pushed B. took C. put D. pulled( )20. A. jumping B. playing C. sitting D. sleeping( )21. A. He B. It C. Who D. What( )22. A. cut B. washed C. covered D. colored( )23. A. coffee B. trouble C. chocolate D. matter( )24. A. carelessness B. anger C. surprise D. happiness( )25. A. first B. second C. very D. last( )26. A. stood B. took C. cried D. looked( )27. A. strange B. wrong C. OK D. funny( )28. A. and B. but C. so D. while( )29. A. spelt B. corrected C. made D. found( )30. A. finish B. leave C. jump D. Shop二、阅读技能（共五部分，计70分）A)判断（10小题，每小题2分，共20分）阅读短文，判断正误，正确的写T，错误的写F。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试题试卷
八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷满分：100分时间：50分钟提示：1.试卷共6页；2.请把答案涂在答题卡上。
一.完形填空（共15题，2分一题，共30分）We know saving money is hard! But it’s not __1__, especially if you set goals(目标) for yourself.When you set goals, think about the two matters: what you want to spend your money on now, and what you want to __2__ it for later. Then divide your goalsinto two kinds according to the __3__ you need the money. One is a short-term goal. It takes a shorter time, like a few__4__ or even shorter. If you have a short-term saving goal, it means you ___5__ to have enough money for the thing you want within that time. The other is a long-term goal. It takes longer, perhaps several months or ___6__ years, because the thing you want is more___7__. For example, you may want to buy a car when you are finally old enoughto drive, or you may plan a family __8__ to Disneyland or Hawaii or other places of interest.So how can you ___9___ your saving goals? The following __10__can help you. First, save some money __11___ you get paid. That doesn’t mean putting all your money in the bank to save it. If you want to save more money, you can reduce (make sth smaller in amount(数量)) the cost of junk food like hamburgers. Soon you’ll have an amazing amount of change! Also you should keep records of your income(收入) and your cost. That way you can __12___ how long it will take to save for things you really want. Lastly, only buy what you can ___13___ and what is really worth buying. It’s much __14__ to have money in the bank than a lotof expensive jeans you don't ___15__ need.Then you have known how to manage (管理) your own money. When looking at the money you save, you will feel proud and have a sense of achievement.1. A. reusable B. available C. believable D.impossible2. A. control B. waste C. collect D.save3. A. energy B. time C. order D.work4. A. hours B. weeks C. months D.years5. A. lead B. promise C. hope D.fail6. A. even B. already C. stillD. almost7. A. important B. necessary C. expensive D. popular8. A. game B. party C. meal D.trip9. A. reach B. make C. understand D.keep10.A. stories B. signs C. suggestions D.questions11.A. before B. when C. where D.since12.A. think of B. find out C. watch out D.dream about13.A. afford B. enjoy C. value D.own14.A. easier B. funnier C. better D.luckier15.A. luckily B. nearly C. gradually D.truly二、阅读理解（共20题，每题3.5分，共70分）A篇Camping has a long history in Australia. Most Australians love camping inthe holiday. The country has a long history about it, which is a way of life for people in that country. Although that way of life has mostly died out in the modern country, we must take care to remember it.There is a long tradition. When gold was first discovered and people came from around the world to find their fortune(运气), many could not afford to stay in a hotel. Even if they wanted to, there weren't enough hotels. So they all brought tents and set them up next to their little goldfield. Many people alivein Australia today are born from those people who spent large parts of theirlives in tents. And it seems to have stayed with us all the way to modern Australia.In summer, the nation’s camping grounds are covered with families on holiday. It is a great experience for a kid to stay in a tent. He or she canhear all the sounds of nature in the tent. It’s a place where kids can learn skills like making a fire, cooking and swimming in the water. These experiences can be used for their whole lives. So, you can see it’s always the whole family to go out to the camping grounds and stay in a tent.Of course, things have changed a lot from the early days of camping, whenyou would carry everything needed on your back. Now there are all kinds of tools to take with you, from solar panels(太阳能板) for your electric products to an outdoor shower. They make the camping life more colorful. In fact, many camping grounds you see around the country are so decorated(装饰的）that you have to wonder why those Australians aren't bored to leave the house at all.16. The second paragraph mainly tells us about_____.A. the history of camping in AustraliaB. what the first visitors did in AustraliaC. the hotel situations in AustraliaD. Australian’s modern way of life17. What do Australians prefer to do when summer comes?A. To go fishing.B. To make tents by themselves.C. To go camping.D. To listen to nature.18. We can learn from the passage that_____.A. solar panels are necessary for campingB. things have changed a lot about campingC. there are lots of goldfields in AustraliaD. camping has already died out nowadays19. What is the best title for the passage?A. The history of Australia.B. The tradition of Australia.C. Traveling in Australia.D. Camping in Australia.B篇Saalumrada Thimmakka, an uneducated woman who, along with her late husband, planted and cared for 384 banyan trees(榕树) in her hometown of HUlikal village, Inida. Now she is 104 years old. And she lives on to tell the story.When Thimmakka was a young girl, she married a farmer named CHikkaiah and together they made a living by farming. The couple remained childless for many years. But instead of losing themselves in self-pity, they decided to make the best of their situation. “One day, we thought why not plant trees and take care of them like our children,” Thimmakka said.They started by grafting(嫁接) 10 saplings(树苗) from the banyan trees that grew in their village. They planted those saplings on an empty land about four kilometers from the village. There wasn't any water in the area, so they carried water all the way to water the trees every single day. They protected the saplings from bad weather and animals, until they took root(根). The next year, they planted 15 more saplings, 20 the year after that, and kept going until they planted a total of 384 trees, which are worth about 1.5 million dollars now.Today, the trees have grown up into a forest. The forest is between the villages of Hulikal and Kudoor, about 80 kilometers away from the state capital of Bangalore. Unluckily, her husband died in 1991, but Thimmakka has won several state and national prizes, including the National Citizen’s Award in 1995 and the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award in 2006. She has been highly spoken of(赞扬) by governments and environmental organizations. However, she still lives a very poor life. She owns a simple three-room house.Though she is old, Thimmakka is still active in making a difference. “I have been hoping to start a hospital, but no one seems interested,” she said. “Although it is hard for me, I will keep trying. I do believe my dream will be realized if I stick to（坚持） it.”20. How did Thimmakka and her husband make a living after they married?A. By farming.B. By selling saplings.C. By running a hospital.D. By planting vegetables.21. The couple decided to plant trees because they ______.A. wanted to change their poor condition and live a rich lifeB. found there were so many empty lands in their villageC. found the land in their village was suitable for planting treesD. wanted to take care of the trees like raising children22. What is Thimmakka’s next dream?A. To raise money for her village.B. To open a hospital.C. To plant more trees in her village.D. To encourage more people to plant trees.23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Thimmakka has made a lot of money by planting trees.B. Thimmakka planted saplings along the river.C. Thimmakka is a great woman with a strong mind.D. Thimmakka’s husband has been dead for fifteen years.C篇Seat belts(安全带) are placed in a car for the safety of the driver as well as the passengers. When a person is traveling in a car, he moves with the same speed as the car. Therefore, if the car meets with an accident, the driver and the passengers will be thrown forward or to the sides with great force, which may result in hurts or even death. Seat belts are meant to prevent deaths from accidents because of car accidents.The most important reason for wearing a safety belt while driving is that itreduces(降低) the chances of being hurt by 50%, if one meets with an accident. Seat belts provide maximum(最大限度的)safety. They will prevent you fromgetting jerked to the sides or in the front if an accident happens.If the driver makes a sudden brake(刹车) , he and the passengers are thrownforward. Wearing a seat belt will prevent it greatly.After meeting with an accident, if it is found that the person has sufferedhurts because of not wearing a seat belt, he should be responsible for his hurts.Many people complain that they would prefer being out of the car if in anaccident instead of being inside. While, it is safer for a person to be inside the car as one cannot be sure how he would land, if thrown out of the car. There may even be cases that the passengers knock into each other if the carstops suddenly. Wearing a seat belt will avoid this situation.One has to be very careful about child seat belt safety. If children are not old enough to wear a seat belt, they should be seated in a child car seat. It is also suggested that one wear a seat belt when traveling in a taxi. Sometimes, a person can legally(合法地) not wear a seat belt if advised by the doctor for health reasons.24. Why does the underlined word “jerked” mean in the passage?A. hurt seriouslyB. pushed suddenlyC. killed accidentally.D. hit slowly25. When a traffic accident happens, a person had better ______.A. be thrown out of the carB. let go of the seat belt immediatelyC. stop the car as soon as possibleD. be inside the car26. We can learn from the passage that________.A. wearing a seat belt can reduce the chances of injury by 60% in an accidentB. wearing a seat belt can prevent people from being thrown forward or to the sides completely（完全地）C. it is illegal(非法的) for people not to wear a seat belts in the writer’s countryD. it is OK for children to wear a seat belt no matter how old they are27. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Reasons for wearing your seat beltB. How to wear a seat belt correctlyC. Seat belts and traffic accidentsD. How to avoid（避免）injuries in car accidentsD篇A couple of parents still believe that it is not alright to let theirchildren ride a bike to school. Maybe parents have some safety concerns(忧虑). However, if done safely, biking for children can be a wonderful and enjoyable experience.If you are not balanced(平衡的) as an adult, it can cause problems for you. You would fall and hurt yourself seriously. You must prevent your children from being unbalanced. By allowing your children to ride a bike, you’re teachingthem to keep their balance from a young age. If you use a balance bike, it can help to teach your children how to balance themselves quickly.One of the biggest concerns for parents is the increasing weight problems of children in the United Kingdom. Children are eating more and exercising less. If parents don't start encouraging their children to love exercise from a young age, children won’t enjoy it when they’re older. By using a balance bike parentscan improve not only the fitness of their children but also for themselves.There is a great tool to encourage your children to regard exercise as fun. Itis really helpful to both of you.Children catch on to new things very quickly. If you always praise them and they realize the potential(潜能)within themselves, their self-confidence(自信) will grow. If you spend time in the park or some public places, your childrenwill be able to see that other children are not riding their bikes as easily as they are. This confidence can help them later in life when they start dealingwith difficult situations.So many children try to ride a bike simply because they can't center on where they’re going, because they look at their feet the whole time. With a balance bike they don't need to consider these problems. They simply lift their feet off the ground and go.28. Biking from a young age can teach kids to ______.A. avoid falling off their bikesB. protect themselves from dangerC. balance themselvesD. ride bikes easily and quickly29. What causes British kid’s weight problem?A. More meat and fewer vegetables.B. More food and less exercise.C. Too much TV time.D. Too much homework.30. Praise from parents can help kids______.A. build up their confidenceB. catch on to new things fastC. deal with difficult situationsD. work hard to improve31. What does this passage mainly tell us about?A. The advantage of biking for kids.B. Different ideas about biking to school.C. How to keep one’s balance on your bike.D. Enjoyable experiences on bikes.E篇The hope for happiness can be a lifelong search for some people, but researchers believe they may have found the most important reason for feeling a greater sense of happiness.Researchers from Nottingham Trent University found that the more someone was identified(认同) by a certain group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier he was with his life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have important advantages of the sense of happiness,” said Dr Juliet Wakefield, a psychologist(心理学家) at Nottingham Trent University. “We would like to identify with groups that share our values, interests and those that support（支持） us in difficult times. And we can see how this would be connected(连接) with happiness. We often forget the sense of happiness because the speed of modern life is always fast and the center of modern life is achievement. And we always forget, to be the best ourselves, we need the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 volunteers felt connected to certain groups, and then checked the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. She added, “It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn't the same as membership. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that personal sense of belongings that’s the key to happiness.Healthcare professionals encourage people to join groups that they are interested in. They advise people to keep connection with groups they already belong to. Simple social behaviors like this could in turn help to prevent future ill health.”Another study found that intelligent(聪明的) people could be more easily distracted(思想不集中的) at work. So if you have trouble paying all your attention to your work, it’s probably because of all those amazing ideas you have running through your head.32. What does the researchers’ finding suggest?A. To feel happiness, one should share values and interests with others.B. To feel happiness, one should think more about his group life.C. One should forget modern life’s fast speed and center.D. One should be identified by others through a hobby.33. According to Juliet, people would like to forget that_______.A. they need others’ supportB. they live a competitive lifeC. happiness is as important as workD. they should have friends34. According to the 4,000 volunteers, how people felt connected to certain groups has an influence on _______.A. their life choicesB. their work abilityC. their levels of happinessD. their social relationship35. According to the passage, who are much probably happier?A. People who have a big family and friends.B. People who have a lot of hobbies and interests.C. People who gain membership of a good social group.D. People who feel a sense of belonging to social groups.完形填空答案：DDBBC ACDAC BBACD阅读理解答案：ACBD ADBC BDCA CBAA BACD。
牛津译林版八年级上册英语阅读竞赛试卷(含答案)
牛津译林版八年级上册英语阅读竞赛试卷Class_____________Name______________Score______________一、完形填空I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was 1 along. The song was a 2 one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music 3 and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices went up again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this 4 world we live in.5 , I could take no more and turned off the6 . Keeping silent seemed better than listening to7 else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and8 the people as I drove by. A tall man was9 an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was 10 food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food. A young man was walking along, carrying his 11 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both 12 . I laughed too as I looked at all of his 13 . The radio may have been off in my car, 14 in my heart I was still singing.In truth, this world could have more kindness and less 15 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.( )1.A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving( )2.A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad( )3.A. ended B. continued(继续) C. jumped D. fell( )4.A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy( )5.A. Finally B. Generally(通常) C. Secretly D. Calmly(镇定地) ( )6.A. television B. radio C. gas D. light( )7.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing( )8.A. touched B. watched C. avoided(避免) D. recognized(认出) ( )9.A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping( )10.A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing( )11.A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat( )12.A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted( )13.A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. sadness( )14.A. for B. or C. and D. but( )15.A. silence(寂静) B. development(发展) C. competition D. sickness二、首字母填空It is a great but difficult project(项目) to set up a permanent(永久的)humansettlement on Mars. Over 200,000 volunteers from 1)m___________ than 120countries have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars.The project, run by a Dutch company named Mars One, aims to send a group of volunteers to Mars, and 2)b___________ of the physiological(生理上的) change in the human body after a stay on Mars, it would be 3)i______________ to come back. So it’s only a one-way trip! However, that hasn’t stop volunteers becoming one of Mars’ first citizen s(公民). “This is turning out to be the most welcome job in 4)h______________,” says Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One.Day-to-day life on Mars will not be 5)e______________. The daily work will includebuilding greenhouses or doing some research ——all in a lonely environment.Mars is not friendly to life. Its atmosphere(大气) is so thin that it won’t6)p_____________ you from harmful radiation(辐射) from the sun. You can’t breathe(呼吸) the air。
初中八年级英语竞赛试题及答案
初中八年级英语竞赛试题及答案初中八年级英语竞赛试题及答案I. 根据句意和所给音标选词。
（5分）I. The _______ /si：ts/ in the theater are very comfortable.A. SeetB.seatsC.seasD.seat2. Can you come to the _______ ['θt] with me tomorrow ?A. cinemaB. concertC.theaterD.event3. _______ /l'ð/ my sister is only six, she can dress herself.A. ThoughB. ThroughC. AlthoughD. Thought4. At last, Tony didn’t _______ ['p] ,and his friends were very sad .A. Apple B, appear C, already D already5Who's the_______ ['wn] of the tennis match?A.winnerB.writer C victory D winerII.单项选择。
（25分）6. I want to see Animal World. Please _______ the TV.A. turn onB. turn upC. turn downD. turn off7. You should put _______ and a cup of yogurt into the blender.A. two teaspoon of sugarB. a teaspoon of sugarC. two teaspoons of sugarsD. a teaspoon of sugars8 .Drinking hot tea ______ honey is good _____ you.A .with; for B. with; at C. and; for D. for ;at9 He can’t get there on time ______ the he avy rain.A . becauseB . whenC . because ofD .if10. I went to see you last Saturday, ___there __nobody in the room.A. but; wasB. and; wereC. and; wasD. but; is11.________ does your mother go for a walk? ---Every afternoon.A. How longB. How oftenC. How muchD. How many12. It ______that everyone in our class likes Xiao Shenyang.A. looksB. seemsC. seesD. feels13. He will come back ______ two days.A. fromB. atC. afterD. in14. Don’t _______ the milk into the cup . It’s full (满了).A. peelB. pourC. leaveD. drink15. I think people here are friendly. Do you agree ____ me?A. withB. toC. onD. from16. Last Sunday we went to the beach . We had great fun______ in the water.A. playingB. playsC. playD. to play17. My father tries _____vegetables eleven to twelve times a week .A. eatB. to eatingC. To eatD. ate18.Jack ____ plays basketball on Sunday.A. sometimesB. sometimeC. some timesD. some time19.--- Does the child need any help? ----No. She is ____ to dress herself.A. enough oldB. young enoughC. old enoughD. enough young20.I am ______taller than my brotherA. veryB. tooC. moreD. a little21. It was sunny. So I ____with you.A. decide to go fishingB. decided went fishingC. decided to go fishingD. decide to go fishing22. He had to help his father _________ on the farm on weekends.A. workB. workingC. worksD. worked23.She is new here，so she has ______friends at schoolA, much B. few C, little D. a little24.You’d better not read today’s newspaper because the re is __in it.A. nothing specialB. anything newC. everything importantD. Something interesting25. Will there ____any paper money in 100 years? —No，____.A．have；there won't B．be；there won'tC．have；they won't D．be；they won't26.— are you going to do that? — I am going to take acting lessons.A. WhenB. HowC. WhereD. What27.—Mary will go to Sydney when she up.A. growB. growsC. will growD. growing28. Can you please speak __________, Lucy? We can’t hear you.A. easilyB. hardlyC. loudlyD. finally29. Which of the pictures below tells people not to swim here?A. B. C. D.30 She says she is going to a new hobby in the coming year.A. make upB. take upC. put upD. dress upIII.完形填空（10分）What will people look like in the future? Someone made a 31 . In the future, people will have larger heads and bigger eyes.The larger heads will be able to store 32 brains(脑). People will become smarter. 33 will people have bigger eyes? That’s because people may go and live on other 34 . They may be farther 35 thesun than the Earth is. Then people will need bigger eyes to see 36 in the darker environment. 37 UVradiations (紫外线) are stronger on other planets than on the Earth, people’s skin (皮肤) won’t be so 38 as before.What’s more, people will not need to open their m ouths to39 . They will communicate by chips in their heads.What? You don’t want a face like this? Don’t 40 . People will look like this in at least 20,000 years.( )31. A. prediction B. hobby C. decision D. discussion( )32. A. higher B. taller C. larger D. less( )33. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where( 34. A. hotels B. planets C. UFOs D. cities( )35. A. at B. on C. with D. from( )36. A. clearly B. loudly C. carefully D. quickly( )37. A. Though B. Because C. And D. WhenIV.阅读理解（15分）Tom was nine years old and he went to a school near his house. He went there on foot and came back home usually at 4 o’clock. But last Monday he was very late. His mother asked, “Why are you so late today, Tom?” “Because my teacher asked me to stay behind (留下)” T om answered.“Why did the teacher make you stay behind?” the mother asked again. “Because no one could answer the teacher’s question except (除了)me,” Tom said. “What was the question?” his mother asked. “The question was ‘Who broke (打破,break的过去式)the window of the clas sroom?’” Tom said.( )41. The school was _____________ Tom’s house.A. far fromB. nearC. nine meters toD. behind( )42. Tom went to school _________________.A. on footB. by busC. by bikeD. by car( )43. Last Monday Tom came home __________________.A. earlierB. hung ryC. lateD. happy( )44. ---Why did Tom stay behind after school? ---Because_________________.A. he did something wrongB. he did something rightC. he liked to stay there longerD. his mother asked the teacher to do so( )45. His mother might (可能) be very ___________when she heard about that.A. hungryB. pleasedC. happyD. AngryBill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to showher how rich they were.The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted －the greatest gift for my mother.”About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird. “This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”“Really? I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?” “Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.( ) 46. Who is the eldest brother?A. DaveB. BillC. JackD. Frank( )47. What did Bill put in the newspaper?A．Show B. A magazine C. An ad D. A report( )48. How many languages could the bird speak?A. FiveB. SevenC. FightD. Ten( ) 49. How much did Bill pay for the bird?A. Nine dollarsB. Ten dollarsC. Nine thousand dollarsD. Ten thousand dollars( ) 50. What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?A bird with a card B. Some money C. A joke D. A songIn most parts of the world, many students help their schools m ake less pollution. They join “environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment cl ean.Here are some things students often do.No – garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away （扔）after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.No – car day. On a no- car day, nobody comes to school in a car- not the students and not the teachers. cars give pollution to our air, so remember： walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets（抽水马桶） can waste twenty to forty tons（吨） of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend （修理） those broken toilets.We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.51. Environment clubs ask students________A. to run to school every day.B. to take exercise every day.C. not to forget to take carsD. not to throw away lunch bags52. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch__________.A. at schoolB. in shopsC. in clubsD. at home53.on a no –car day, ______ will take a car to school.A. both students and teachersB. only studentsC. only teachersD. neither(两者都不) students nor teachers54. After students mend toilets, they save______A. a small riverB. a clubC. a lot of waterD. a toilet55. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to _________A. clean schoolB. make less pollutionC. join clubsD. help teachersV.补全对话（5分）Robert： What are you doing for vacation, Linda?L inda：I’m planning to travel with my parents in Italy. Robert： Oh, a great country.______________________________(56)Linda：It’s always sunny and warm.Robert： Really? _________________________________(57) Linda：We’re leaving on July 17th.Robert： __________________________________(58)Linda：No, a week is too long. We’re staying there for four days.Rob ert： What are you doing there?Linda：We’re going to the restaurants. We want to taste different kinds of Italian food.Robert： ___________________________________(59)Linda：And we’re going sightseeing and shoppi ng.Robert： Well, that sounds wonderful._______________________________(60)Linda： Thank you.56 . A.How was the weather? B. How is the weather there?C. What is the weather ?D. Do you like the weather ?57. A. When are you leaving? B. What time are you leaving ?C. Where are you leaving ?D. How are you leaving ?58. A. When are you going there ? B.How are you gong there ?C .How long are you going to stay there? D.How soon are you going there?59. A. Are you going sightseeing? B. Are you going shopping there ?C. Where are you going ?D. What other things are you going to do?60. A .Have a good time. B. Who are you going with ?C. Good luck to you.D. I’m sorry to hear that .第二卷笔答题（40分）VI.选词填空（10分）A. 选择方框中适当的词汇填空。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试2
八年级英语阅读竞赛试题考生注意：1.本试卷满分为90分，答题时间为60分钟。
2.答案全部写在答题卡上，考试结束只交第一页。
Ⅰ.完形填空 Ⅱ.阅读理解Ⅰ.完形填空（共两大题，20小题，每小题1分）AIn recent years, computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops and restaurants along busy 1 have changed into 2 game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with 3 especially young boys.In the computer game houses, people 4 a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. It’s 5 for one to win against a computer, but one can make 6 after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology （赌博心理）when they play computer games. The more they 7 lose the more they want to win, and at last they even cannot live without it. For school boys, they have no 8 for their lessons. When class is over, they rush to the nearby computer game houses. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not 9 enough to get the money. They begin to steal 10 students’ money and become thieves. 1. A. rivers B. cities C. markets D. streets2. A. small B. big C. computer D. sports3. A. people B. boys C. women D. girls4. A. take B. win C. costD. spend 5. A. easy B. hard C. important D. wonderful 6. A. mistakes B. money C. progress D. rich 7. A. miss B. lose C. play D. make 8. A. different B. secret C. mind D. duty 9. A. bad B. angry C. difficult D. lucky 10. A. other B. oursC. hisD. herBWe can use many kinds of energy.Most energy in the 1 today comes from 2 coal and oil. But this will not be so in the future. We will get much of our energy 3 water, the sun and the 4 . We will produce atomic （原子）energy, and leave coal and 5 as raw （原始）material for cloth, plastics and other things. Some 6 of the world are very dry. Very 7 people live there, 8 there is a lot of sunshine and wind. With 9 atomic energy and energy form the sun and wind, we will be able to bring fresh water from far away or change sea water 10 fresh water. 11. A. moon B. sun C. world D. space 12. A. burning B. buying C. boiling D. taking 13. A. in B. from C. on D. to 14. A. moon B. cloud C. wind D. snow 15. A. water B. paper C. glass D. oil 16. A. schools B. places C. hills D. ground 17. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little 18. A. and B. but C. then D. so 19. A. cheap B. expensive C. a little D. good 20. A. to B. into C. from D. forⅡ.阅读理解（共七大题，35小题，每小题2分）A Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help. Mary: Mrs. James, there is a color in each of the sentences. What do they mean? Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb means he grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.” Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题lie”? Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie. Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much. Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colors are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.1.Blue sometimes means sad and is _____ English.A. goodB. spokenC. poorD. useful2.I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ______.A.die offB. grow wellC. look niceD. are good3. Tom is ____ to climb the tree. He’s yellow.A. happyB. cleverC. sadD. afraid4. He didn’t like me to know ____ of the accident. He told me a white lie.A. the reasonB. the meaningC. the answerD. the true story5. He is ______ today. His father is ill.A. blueB. yellowC. greenD. whiteBIn some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She's in the family way now. "All of them became happy again."Congratulations!" they said to Mrs. and Mr. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.6.________were asked to dinner that day.A. Jack and IB. Some of my friendsC.14 peopleD. Some of Jack’s friends7.Jack began to count the people________.A. before dinnerB. at dinner timeC. after dinnerD. when they came in8.My friend Jack ________the number 13.A. likesB. doesn’t likeC. has gotD. wants9.Why did their faces turned white when Jack said there were 13 people?Because_____.A. the table was too smallB. they needed another personC. they thought 13 was a lucky numberD. they thought 13 was an unlucky number10.All the people became happy again________.A. when I went inB. because they had a good timeC. because the food was deliciousD. because they heard they had one more person thereCThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(通讯设备).Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people, When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules(法规)to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 in now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused(引起)by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.11.________,our world is becoming much smaller.A. Because of the rise in pollutionB. Thanks to science developmentC. Because the earth is being polluted day and nightD. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year12.Hundreds of years ago, life was ________it is today.A. much easier thanB. as easy asC. much harder thanD. as hard as13. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it.Here “it”means________.A. rubbishB. noise pollutionC. air pollutionD. water pollution14.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because________.A. it makes much noiseB. it makes us angry more easilyC. it makes our rivers and lakes dirtyD. it’s bad for all living things in the world15.Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.C. The problem of the pollution is not so serious because there are not so many peopleliving on the earth.D. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would behelpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.DIf you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星).A comet sometimes looks like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels.If a comet isn’t a star, what is it the n?Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. When sunshine melts the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.Many people perhaps have seen a comet. However no one knows how many comets there are. There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see.An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever seen Halley’s Comets because the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be able to see Halley’s Comets when it comes near the earth again.16.A comet is like ________.A. sunB. moonC. sunlightD. the earth17.A large part of a comet is ______.A.water and rockB. water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with ironC. ice, iron and rock dustD. only a few big pieces of rock18.Maybe many people _______.A. haven’t seen any cometsB. have seen all cometsC. have seen a comet at daytimeD. have seen a comet19.Some comets keep coming back ________.A. at any timeB. at noonC. at regular timesD. at daytime20.Halley’s Comets came back _____.A. in 1990B. in 1980C. in 1986D. in 1989EA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What’s the problem?”The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow's ill,”the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How's your cow?”the vet asked.“No change,”the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?”the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,”the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?”the vet asked.“The cow blew first,”the farmer said.21.In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals22.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill23.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.24.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth25.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. Passage 2FOn November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!26hree men flew in a balloon _________.A. more than a century agoB. to visit PolandC. for nearly 1,800 kilometersD. to another city27.The metal box was used for _______.A. changing weightB. carrying ropes of the basketC. keeping drinking waterD. carrying the bags of sand28.When the balloon went up higher, ________.A.they saw the sun go downB. the temperature of the balloon began to fallC. they could see a black hole on the groundD. they made a hole in the basket with their knives29.The balloon landed __________.A. in a foreign countryB. on a lakeC. in LondonD. on the sea30.The three men had to land because _______.A.they were very hungryB. they had not enough sandC. they pulled the box into the basketD. they felt too coldGIf you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）31.If you lost in the forest, you should stay where you are and give signals three times.32.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you shouldshout or whistle three times33.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, you should try to run to them.34.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should make a fire so thatyou can have some tea.35.This passage mainly tells you what you should do if you get lost in a forest .。
八年级英语竞赛试题 八年级英语竞赛题及答案
八年级英语竞赛试题八年级英语竞赛题及答案八年级英语竞赛试题〔总分值：100分〕座号______一：根据首字母填单词，注意单词形式。
〔5分〕 1. You made so many mistakes. You are too c . 2. She won first place in the spoken English c . 3. As we know, Tomas Addison is one of the greatest i . 4. There are many problems in life, we should m to solve them. 5. The classroom is e . There is none left.二：单项选择〔10分〕 1.There is “h” in the word “hour”. “h” is silent.A. a; TheB. an; TheC. a; anD. an; an2.— Where is Jim ?— Oh, I saw him in class just now.A. to writeB. writingC. writeD. wrote 3. Would you like to us?A. arrive inB. reachC. get toD. arrive5. — Where is mom?— Oh, she in the kitchen.A. cooksB. cookedC. is cookingD.cook 6. bad the weather is!A.whatB. what aC.HowD.How a 7.Miss Li teaches English?A. usB. ourC. weD.ours8. — He is never late for school, is he ?— He often gets up very early.A.Yes,he isB.No,he isn’tC.Yes,he doesD.No,he doesn’t 9. a rainy morning, he missed the first bus.A. InB. OnC.WithD. At 10. The students and listened to the teacher.A.stopped talkingB. stopped to talkC.stoptalking D. stoped to talk三;完形填空〔10分〕A teenager girl couldn’t understand her family rules, so she lefthome. She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a littleeducation(教育) and 1 years later, she had to ask for food on thestreet for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman.But she is still 2 her daughter. She has been to every corner of thecity. Everywhere she goes, she 3 a big photo of her daughter onthe wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still loveyou … e back home!”第 1 页共 7 页One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised thatshe couldn’t believe her 4 . “Is that me?” Shemoved 5 and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried.She couldn’t wait 6 back home. When she got home, it was earlymorning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to thebedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 7 her motherup, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughterlooked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughterasked, “ 8 is the door unlocked? A thief(贼) could get in.” Themother answered softly, “The door has never locked (锁) 9 youleft. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll e back someday.”As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Childrenshould also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness,even everything with their parents. 10 this way, both parentsand children can be happy.( )1. A. a little B. a few C. much D. more( )2. A. looking for B. looking after C. looking at D. lookingup( )3. A. sets on B. puts up C. cuts up D. makes up ( )4. A. eyes B. ears C. nose D. head( )5. A. farther B. further C. closer D. away( )6. A. going B. go C. to gone D. to go( )7. A. wake B. wakes C. woke D. waking( )8. A. what B. who C. when D. why( )9. A. since B. for C. before D. unless( )10. A. With B. In C. By D. On四:阅读理解〔40分〕AThe first day of school, our professor〔教授〕introduced an old lady Roseto us.“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “Ialways dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are somesecrets〔机密〕 of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh andfind humor〔幽默〕 every day. You must have a dream. When you lose yourdreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old andgrowing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability〔才能〕. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Haveno regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”graduation, Rose died peacefully(安详地) in her sleep. We would always第 2 页共 7 页remember the great woman.1. From the passage, we can learn that Rose________.A. went to college at an old ageB. became a professor laterC. once worked in a hospitalD. died before college graduationA. go to a partyB. play footballC. make a speechD. write a book3. The underlin ed word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________”in Chinese.A. 训练B. 方法C. 途径D. 才能4. If you want to stay young and be happy,________ according to Rose.A. never grow upB. don’t be afraid of deathC. have a dream and never lo se itD. don’t fin d the opportunity in change5. What is the best title of the passage?A. Laughing every dayB. Never too old to learnC. Growing old and growing upD. How to stay young and being happyBSandwich was an Englishman. He lived in the 18th century(世纪). Sandwichwas rich(富有), but he liked to play cards (纸牌) for money. He oftenplayed for 24 hours, and didn"t even stop to have his meals. He orderedhis servants (仆人) to ping him some meat and pead. He put the meatbetween the two pieces of pead and held the foodin his left hand whilehe played cards with his right hand. People liked Sandwich"s idea, andfrom then on they ate pead and meat as Sandwich did.From the name of the man, Sandwich, we have the word of the foodtoday.( ) 1. Sandwich was the .A. name of a servantB. name of a man with a lot of moneyC. poor man who lived on playing cardsD. name of food which was liked by the rich( ) 2. Sandwich .A. was so interested (兴趣) in playing cards that he oftenhad no time to have his mealsB. often pought some pead with him to play cardsC. never ate anything when he played cards第 3 页共 7 页D. had no money to play cards with at last( ) 3. People liked Sandwich"s idea because .A. pead, together with meat was cheapB. he always won when he played cardsC. they liked Sandwich himselfD. when they ate with one of their hands they could dosomething with the other( ) 4. Today,A. also a name of a rich manB. two pieces of pead with meat in betweenC. not interested in playing cardsD. not liked by most of the people( ) 5. As food,A. is usually made of pead and chickenB. sometimes smells good, but sometimes notC. is made of pead and meatD. is easy for us to play.C I don"t think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to yourproblem is that long nap〔打盹,小睡〕after dinner. If you didn"t sleepfor hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more readyto sleep at bedtime. If you didn"t nap after dinner, you would not wantto stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleepingpill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in themorning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. Youshould get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right afteryour evening meal, engage(从事于) in some sort of physical activity - aof cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a littleearlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without takinga pill.way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it maybe hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up andwatch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy.If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do nottake a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourselfa few hours"sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning thanyou usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be readyto sleep at an earlier hour.The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinnerand avoid taking pills.第 4 页共 7 页1. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleepbecause 。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试题
八年级英语阅读竞赛（2010.12）班级姓名成绩一．根据短文内容，选择正确的答案：(A)Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.1、Tom went into the station cafe because .A．Mike asked him to have a cup of teaB．it was quite early and he could find a seat thereC．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirlsD．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelveC．Half past eleven D．Half past one3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find A．the time is right B．it’s going slowerC．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster4、Which of the following is true?A．Tom arrived in Paris on timeB．The next bus would leave in half an hourC．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longerD．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?A．The Mirror of the StationB．Not A Careful ManC．Missing A BusD．The Clock In The Mirror（B）Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists （气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.1. Satellites travel _____________.A. in spaceB. in the atmosphereC. above the groundD. above space2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.A. the weather satellites can do it easilyB. clouds form thereC. the weather forms thereD. the pictures can forecast the weather3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.A. when they have received satellite picturesB. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC. before they received satellite picturesD. during they study satellite pictures4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.A. one dayB. two daysC. five daysD. seven days or even longer5. The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.A. taking pictures of the atmosphereB. receiving pictures of the atmosphereC. doing other work in many waysD. weather forecasting(C)Dick was a clever and hard-working student, but his parents were poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店) during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(做帐). In the hospital, of course, Kick was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Kick had to wear white clothes.One evening in the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating room. The woman already felt frightened(害怕) when she thought about the operation. When she saw Kick coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.“No! No!” she cried, “Not my butcher! I won’t let my butcher operate on me!” With these words, she fainted away(晕倒).( )1. Dick had to work after class and during his holidays because ______.A. he liked to be a butcherB. he wanted to be a doctorC. his family was poorD. he wanted to be rich ( )2. Dick did so well in the butcher’s shop, so the butche r ______.A. let him do the accountsB. let him cut and sell meat aloneC. let him get a job in a hospitalD. let him wear a butcher’s clothes( )3. Dick wore white clothes ______.A. only at homeB. all the timeC. both in the butcher’s and in the hospitalD. only in the hospital( )4. In the hospital, the woman thought Dick would ______.A. operate on herB. sell meat to herC. cut her into piecesD. sell her like meat ( )5. Which is the right order of the following statements(陈述)?a. Dick got a job in the butcher’s shop.b. The woman would not let Dick operate on her.c. Dick got a job in the hospital.d. The woman bought some meat from Dick.e. The woman fainted away.A. a;e;d;c;bB. e;d;b;c;aC. a;c;d;b;eD. a;c;d;e;b二、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
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I、单项填空（15分）1. There _____ a football match on TV this afternoon.A. is going to haveB. will beC. is going to playD. will play2. Travelling by train is ____ cheaper and _____ injoyable than by air.A. very, very muchB. quite, much tooC. more, much moreD. much, far more3. He explained ____ how to get there.A. to meB. for meC. meD. with me4. It?s great fun ____ a pet dog at home.A. to keepB. to takeC. keepD. find5. How long ____ you both ___ love?A. are, withB. do, fall inC. are, inD. are , fall in6. It _____ that his father knew about it.A. seemsB. seems toC. seemedD. seemed to7. You forgot ____ the door. Oh, _____ , I?ll go and close it.A. closing, so did IB. to close, so I didC. closing, nor did ID.to close, neither did I8. He ____ by bike to school, but now he walks.A. used to goingB. is used to goingC. used to goD. is used to go9. Look at this photo. Can you ___ her name?A. think overB. think ofC. think aboutD. thinking of10.All the students were sweeping the floor ___ they head a man ___ “help”.A. when, shoutingB. white , to shoutC. when, to shoutD. while, shouts11. Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. Really? Where ___ he ____?A. has, goneB. will, goC. did, goD. does, go12.Would you mind my opening the window? ____.A. Yes, I wouldB. Sorry, I wouldn?tC. No, not at allD. No, please don?t13.Why don?t you get him some junk food? ______.A. That?s not healthy enoughB. That?s too healthyC. That?s delicious foodD. That?s enough healthy14.What can you catch but can?t throw.A. a girlB. a boyC. a dogD. a cold15.Fill in the following blanks with only one word.____ is greater than God.A. EverythingB. NothingC. SomethingD. AnythingII.完形填空（10分）Henry was not good at maths. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, “Never mind, I?ll sit next to the boy who?” Henry thought, “and his answer s”.The day of the exam came, and Henry sat next to Allan, who was at the top of the class in maths. Henry carefully copied Allan?s answers onto his own exam paper. At he end of the exam, the teacher said, “Well, boys and girls, I?ve decided to give a red star to the students who got the highest grades. It?s for me to decide who to give the star to, however, two students, Henry and Allan, got the grade” After a moment she went on: “But I?ve decided to give the star to this time”.Henry was when he he ard this. He stood up and said: “But I got the same grade as 1初中英语竞赛试卷Allan, madam”“That?s true” the teacher said, “However, Allan?s answer to question 6 was ?I don?t know? but was ?Nor do I?.16. A. retell B. answer C. remember D.understand17. A.English B. maths C. science D. Chinese18. A. check B. copy C. keep D. choose19. A. never B. almost C. always D. somethimes20. A. hard B. easy C. unusual D. important21. A. if B. though C. until D. because22. A. low B. high C. same D. different23. A. Allan B. Henry C. nobody D. anybody24. A. afraid B. angry C. pleased D. worried25. A. his B. mine C. yours D. others?Ⅲ.阅读理解。
初二英语竞赛试卷及答案
八年级英语竞赛试题笔试部分（80分）一、单项选择：（每小题1分，共15分）（）1、Beijing is _____ the north of China. Shanghai is ______ the south of Beijing.A. in, onB. on, toC. in, toD. on, on（）2、Don’t eat that meat. It smells _________.A. dirtyB. badC. deliciousD. badly（）3、The car ________ my father 210,000 yuan.A. paid forB. costC. spentD. took（）4、My father _______ listen pop music, but now he ________ listening rock music.A. used to, used toB. used to , be used toC. used to, is used toD. be used to, be used to（）5. ---You look _____. What’s wrong?---I didn’t have anything for breakfast this morning.A. worriedB. excitedC. paleD. surprised（）6. Tomorrow is New Year. Please __________ everyone else in our class.A. say hello toB. give a message toC. give my thanks toD. give my best wishes to （）7.----May I go home now? ------No, you _______. You _______ stay here.A. needn't ; have toB. needn't ; mustC. mustn't ; have toD. mustn't ; has to（）8. How long _______ to get from Washington to New York by plane?A. is itB. does it needC. does it takeD. it wants（）9.----Would you have dinner with us tonight?----_______. Where shall we go?A. Sorry, I can’t.B. I’d love to, but I have to look after my granny.C. That sounds great.D. Help yourselves to some vegetables.（）10. When you come to my hometown, you’ll see many green trees on ______ sides of the street.A. everyB. eachC. bothD. all（）11. Jane has few friends here, ______?A. does JaneB. doesn’t JaneC. doesn’t sheD. does she（）12. Don’t hurry. There is still ______ time left.A. littleB. fewC. a littleD. less（）13. I have ______ three-day holiday, but I have no _____ place to go.A. the other, otherB. the other, the othersC. another, otherD. another , others （）14. The doctor told Li Yong it was _______, just a cold.A. nothing seriousB. serious nothingC. something seriousD. serious something（）15. Alt hough the old lady lives _______, he doesn’t feel ______.A. lonely, aloneB. alone, aloneC. lonely, lonelyD. alone, lonelyII．阅读理解（每小题1分，共15分）阅读下列图表或短文并填写正确的词或选择最佳答案（A）S uppose your pen friend in England wants to know something about Chinese coins.You write to tell him about the coins and draw a sketch(草图) for him。
八年级英语上册阅读理解测试题及答案(word)
八年级英语上册阅读理解测试题及答案（word）一、八年级英语上册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）1．阅读理解Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of shopping through the Internet. They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasons. First, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do some shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save some money and a lot of time. Third, they don't need to go to the shop themselves, Because of these good facts, few people refuse it. However, some people don't like this new way of shopping. They are worried about the safety of shopping online, Customers can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping centre. These are the reasons why they do not like it.But I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.（1）Many people are interested in _______ online.A. watching TVB. readingC. studyingD. shopping（2）From the first paragraph, we know _______.A. no one likes buying things onlineB. more and more people don't like shopping through the InternetC. shopping on the Internet is more and more popularD. there are no advantages about shopping on the Internet（3）People like doing some shopping on the Internet because it can _______.A. save their money and timeB. help them make a lot of moneyC. be very easyD. help them save time（4）What's the best title for this passage?A. Why don't people like going shopping?B. Shopping through the Internet is very popularC. How do people shop with little money?D. Chinese people don't like shopping on the Internet【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】主要讲了通过网络新型的购物方式受欢迎的原因及人们不喜欢这种购物方式的原因。
八年级英语竞赛试题及答案
八年级英语竞赛英语一、单项选择（15′）1、I was bad at English last term, I will try my best to learn it ______.A. from then onB. from last termC. from onD. from now on2.-I think that China will win the World Cup one day。
—I_______。
The Chinese team is becoming stronger and stronger.A。
agree B. disagree C。
don’t agree D. think3。
I will have many different _______.A. kinds of goldfishes B。
kind of goldfishesC。
kind of goldfish D. kinds of goldfish4。
Every day he makes me_______ early and __________ in the morning。
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to get up; run B。
get up；to run C. to get up；to run D. get up；run5．What_____ you____ when your mother came back？A. are；doingB. were ；doing C。
did；do6 This road is very crowded. You can find cars and buses_____.A。
everywhere B。
anywhere C. nowhere7. “If you aren’t here on time tomorrow.” Mr Black said to Jenny, “ I’ll write your parents about this 。
2023年八年级英语阅读竞赛训练试题
八年级英语阅读竞赛训练试题5完形填空I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 1 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 2 his taxi on the road. I 3 why he did not park it in the garage.Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 4 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 5 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 6 .I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 7 to be outside one evening two weeks 8 , when the garage door was 9 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 10 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 11 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a （n）12 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 13 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n）14 .We go to bed every night and 15 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 18 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 19 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 20 we are than what we do!1. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard2. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair3. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered4. A. for B. out of C. without D. from5. A. business B. national C. personal D. public6. A. wasteful B. useful C. wonderful D. plentiful7. A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened8. A. later B. more C. ago D. before9. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open10. A. once B. before C. when D. until11. A. far B. deep C. long D. little12. A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son13. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned14. A. experience B. earning C. life D. position15. A. stay up B. wake up C. stay home D. go home16. A. competition B. performance C. debate D. party17. A. family B. company C. team D. whole18. A. build B. climb C. stand D. lay19. A. garden B. garage C. car D. taxi20. A. who B. what C. which D. where阅读理解 AI'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happened within 20 miles from your home, so we moved.I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉链) and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat（桶）last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated（焚化）and he burned for three days.Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down.There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.Love, Mom P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.21. From the passage, we can infer that _____.A. here is the letter by a son for his fatherB. here is the letter by a mother for her sonC. the family moved to a new and nice place because it is really good thereD. the writer's daughter has got a male baby22. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The number of the family is four, including the new-born baby.B. The son can't send his parents a letter because the address was taken by the other family.C. The son will receive a coat with the buttons detached (拆下).D. None is true.23. The underlined word "it"(Para.3) refers to _____.A. the thing that the baby was bornB. the babyC. the son's fatherD. the son's mother24. What is the reason why the family moved to a new place?A. The son asked them to do so .B. The place is really nice and the climate there is not bad, too.C. His dad read in the newspaper most accidents happened within 20 miles from their home.D. His sister had a baby, so they wanted to find a fine place.BWhen a friend is sad about a tragedy(悲剧)，it’s hard to know how to comfort(安慰) him/ her. But the worst thing you can do is say nothing. It could mean that you don’t care. You don’t have to say much.. A single supportive phrase doesn’t require absolutely perfect words to break the ice. Here are some conversation starters when life difficult situations have your tongue tied.1. A friend loses his baby.Don’t say: “Don’t worry. You’re so young. You’ll have another baby.” Do say: “ I’m so sorry. I can’t begin to imagine what you a re going through, but if you want to talk about it, call me anytime.”2. A guy deserts（抛弃）your friend.Don’t say: “I never liked that rat bastard (坏蛋) anyway!” ( If the couple winds up reconciling (和解)，you could end up losing your friend.) Do say: “Breaki ng up is always hard to deal with, but I’m here for you, whatever you need.”3. A friend has a death in the family.Don’t say: “It’s God’s will.” or “I know exactly how you feel.” Do say: “I’m sorry about your loss. What can I do to help?”4. A friend loses a job suddenly.Don’t say: “Work is always boring. Those bosses didn’t suit you!” Do say: “I’m sorry for that, but I know there’s an even better job waiting for you there. Let’s think about possibilities.”5. Someone’s pet dies.Don’t say: “Gee! It was only a cat!” or “My roommate doesn’t like her dog and she is getting rid of her dog. Do you want it?” Do say: “I’m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?”25. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part “have your tongue tied”?A. make your tongue shutB. tie your tongue in order not to say.C. have no suitable words to say.D. say what you want freely.26. As a whole, what’s the suitable way to comfort your friend troubled with a tragedy?A. To show your sorrow and offer your help.B. To try to make the tragedy less serious.C. To tell your friend not to think about it any more.D. To do your best to make him/her cheerful again.27. Though your friend is deserted, you’d better not say dirty words about her/ his friend because _______________________ .A. they might get along well again and you might be desertedB. your friend might not like you to say that against her / his friendC. it may be a sign that you don’t care for your friendD. your friend might hate you in the future28. Which of the following might be suitable words when your friend’s dog dies?A. Don’t worry too much. I’ll give you a good one.B. I’m sorry to hear that. It was such a good dog.C. I’ m sorry you lost your dog. But it wa s at its ripe age.D. You must be sad about it. That’s enough.阅读填空从短文后所给旳A—G七个选项中选出能填入空白处旳五个最佳选项，选项中有两项多出选项。
八年级英语竞赛阅读理解(附答题卡和答案)
2011—2012学年度第二学期八年级英语竞赛试题姓名____________ 班级____________ 得分注意：本试卷有八篇阅读，共四十道题目，考试时间60分钟。
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相信同学们一定会取得满意的成绩！祝你成功！（阅读一）Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!But did you know that Snow White comes from Ge rmany? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they come from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest.The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It’s a g ood place to start a story.Don’t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.根据短文，选择最佳答案：( ) 1. From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.A. EnglandB. JapanC. AmericaD. Germany( ) 2. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?A. Four yearsB. Five yearsC. Six yearsD. Seven years ( ) 3. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____.A. largeB. beautifulC. boringD. famous( ) 4. The story mainly tells us ____.A. who wrote the story of Snow WhiteB. some things about Black ForestC. people should visit GermanyD. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale. ( ) 5. The Black Forest is_______A. the largest forestB. the most beautifulC. famous for its trees and lovely views.D. both A、B and C（阅读二）The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.The Sp ring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.根据短文，选择最佳答案：( )6. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?A. Family members gather for a big meal.B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends.D. They give each other hong bao. ( ) 7.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean.B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.( ) 8. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.B. Saying words that have to do with death.C. Wearing red clothes.D. Decorating houses with red paper.( ) 9. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.A. 跑出去B. 打碎C. 耗尽D. 离开( ) 10. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.A. a time of harvest and funB. celebrated for one whole monthC. only celebrated in ChinaD. a time for families to get together（阅读三）During the cold winter days you may find it hard to wake up in the morning. It’s warm and cozy (舒适的) in your bed.In winter, many animals like to sleep, too. But their sleeps can be very long and deep. This kind of sleep is called hibernation (冬眠). During this kind of sleep, their temperatures go down, and hearts beat (跳动) slowly. They take very small breaths.Animals can hibernate for part or all of t he winter. It’s hard for them to find things to eat. When they go to sleep, they don’t need much food.Bears, hedgehogs (刺猬) and chipmunks (花栗鼠) go to sleep in their homes. Frogs and snakes hibernate, too. Frogs move into the earth under water to keep themselves warm. Before they go to sleep, they eat a lot to get fat (脂肪). Some also keep food in their homes to eat later.Bears are the biggest animals that hibernate. They often sleep in caves (山洞). Bears must eat a lot of things like nuts before going to sleep for a long time. They eat as much as 300 apples ( that’s the same as 60 hamburgers) each day for many weeks. They can eat for 20 hours in a day!Bears can go into a very deep sleep. It can last from three months to half a year. During that time they do not eat, drink or go to the toilet. A mother bear can give birth to babies during her hibernation.Other animals sleep less. Sometimes they wake up to eat, or take a walk. Then they go to sleep again.根据短文内容判断正误：( ) 11. Hibernation is a the long and deep sleep of animals in winter.( ) 12. During hibernation, animals don’t breathe at all.( ) 13. Bears eat lots of food before they hibernate in winter.( ) 14. Bears don’t go to the toile t during their hibernation.( ) 15. Frogs hibernate in the Earth under water.（阅读四）The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？”Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．“I'm sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．( ) 16．The students were having their _______ class．A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．maths( ) 17．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．A．water B．air C．earth D．weather( ) 18．A boy said，“The w ater in the river behind my house is always _______．”A．white B．black C．clean D．clear( ) 19．Most of the children _______ the boy．A．agreed with B．wrote to C．heard from D．sent for( ) 20．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting ______．A．more and more B．less and less C．cleaner and cleaner D．dirtier and dirtier（阅读五）“Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning．“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may th ink，“He's so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer．We all maximize（扩大）the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the bestway to show what he saw and felt．But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？I can．And I think they are also very cool．( ) 21．We know that the word "cool" has had ________.A．only one meaning B．no meaningsC．many different meanings D．the same meaning( ) 22．In the passage，the word “express”means“________”.A．see B．show C．know D．feel( ) 23．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.”A．interested in B．angry about C．afraid of D．unhappy with ( ) 24．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used．A．pleased with B．strange to C．worried about D．careful with ( ) 25．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________．A．can be used instead of many words B．usually means something interestingC．can make your life colourful D．may not be as cool as it seems（阅读六）A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated．Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.“I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the b oy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”“Oh yes，I'd love that．”After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked．He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't c ost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.注：urchin 顽童hesitate 犹豫neighbour 邻居crippled 残疾cent 美分( ) 26．The street urchin was very surprised when ________．A．Paul received an expensive car B．Paul told him about the carC．he saw the shining car D．he was walking around the car( ) 27．From the story we can see the urchin ________．A．wished to give his brother a car B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a carC．wished he could have a brother like Paul's D．wished Paul could be a brother like that ( ) 28．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．A．to show his neighbours the big car B．to show he had a rich friendC．to let his brother ride in the car D．to tell his brother about his wish ( ) 29．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother D．the urchin's wish came true in the end ( ) 30．The best name of the name story is _________．A．A Christmas Present B．A Street UrchinC．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride（阅读七）In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests．Today the forests have almost gone．A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand．China doesn't want to copy the USA's example．We're planting more and more trees．We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide．It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away．It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south．More "Great Green Walls" are needed．Trees must be grown all over the world．Great Green Walls willmake the world better．根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案
八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)Food is very important. Everyone needs to (1) e_________ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We begin to get knowledge even (2) w__________ we are very young. Small children are (3) i__________ in everything around them. They learn (4) w_________ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to read story books, science books…, anything th ey like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and (5) t_________ to find out the answers.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。
One day, a boy found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 6 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 7 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.So the boy 8 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 9 . He took a pair of scissors (剪刀) and cut the hole 10 . The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it 11 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 12 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.The boy acted with 13 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 14 out of the cocoon makes the fluid (液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 15 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze (挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.16 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be 17 we could have been and we would never fly.In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 18 growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 19 or problems. So, next time you are 20 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!6. A. hole B. worm C. tail D. snake7. A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its8. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered9. A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful10. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller11. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt12. A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head13. A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour14. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got15. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used16. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes17. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as18. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires(需要) D. represents(代表)19. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope20. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分)阅读下文, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
精选--初中八年级的英语阅读竞赛训练试卷试题
八年级英语阅读比赛训练试题 4完形填空Seven loyal readers came to the Teens ’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 1 made them excited was that they had their say.“ Whatmost impressed me was 2 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 3me, ” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad thatwhen she was talking, the editors nodded and even 4 notes.Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 5 . You may often 6 about being neglected (忽视 ) by teachers and parents. 7 before complaining, please 8 that you havealready spoken about your thoughts.It ’ s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 9 the ones to tell teenagerswhat they should and shouldn ’dot. The young are 10 to doing what they are told, ratherthan thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be11 .A girl wrote to Teens about her family 12 . She used to be very sad because her father seldomtalked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 13 decided to write her father aletter, telling him about her sadness. To her 14 , the father 15 , saying that he didn ’ t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 16 .Sometimes, we need to let our 17 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.Don’ t be afraid of being 18 for what you have done. You know it is your 19 to speakyour mind. 20 your ideas are denied ( 否认 ), at least you have tried your best. You will not beleft with any regret.1． A. really B. directly C. completely D. immediately2． A. how B. when C. where D. what3． A. at B. for C. on D. in4． A. read B. saw C. copied D. took5． A. opinions B. speeches C. songs D. articles6． A. talk B. complain C. write D. speak7． A. And B. So C. But D. Instead8． A. make good B. make of C. make up D. make sure9． A. seldom B. never C. always D. hardly10．A. used B. reduced C. advised D. told11．A. remembered B. used C. touched D. heard12．A. story B. history C. event D. report13．A. sadly B. suddenly C. angrily D. finally14．A. sorrow B. disappointment C. surprise D. joy15．A. apologized B. smiled C. laughed D. shouted16．A. exchanged B. changed C. talked D. played17．A. voices B. decisions C. suggestions D. secrets18．A. punished B. blamed C. beaten D. fined19．A. duty B. task C. right D. pleasure20．A. Even if B. Because C. Instead D. Not until阅读理解 AAbout five years ago , an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and hiswife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels( 控制板 )on the ground rather thanthe roof .Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway .The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun ,while providing safer driving conditions , along with power and data delivery . They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurfacecurrent roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor( 微办理器 )that monitors and controls the panel , while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles travelling overhead . The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions( 抓地力 ) they need.According to the inventors , the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop , or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from mainroads to driveways, parking lots , bike paths , sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw ＄ 100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring .21. In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway.A. is too expensive to build at presentB. costs no more money than current roadsC. can provide as many data as present computersD. will bring them a large sum of money22.The underlined word“ they” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. the panelsB. the inventorsC. the researchersD. the vehicles23.The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except.A. providing safer driving conditionsB. helping drivers communicate with each other while drivingC. creating and carrying clean renewable electricityD. warning drivers of various speed control problems24.It can be inferred from the text that_________.A.the Solar Roadway has already been put into useB.＄ 100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotC.the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsD.future electric vehicles can be charged anytime andanywhere 25.What can be the best title for the text?A. Solar-powered smart road of the futureB. The great changes on the roadwayC. The influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleD. The Solar Road — a much faster roadB Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “ Barbara,be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” Howright theywere! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunityand strangers into friends.“ Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldois Emerson. Itthe paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers,“ I can do it!” when others shout,“ No, you can’ t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist （遗传学家） who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to begenerally accepted. Yet she didn ’stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deeppleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that givesenthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would starthis day by playing Bach（巴赫）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulderswould straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote,“ Years wrinkle（使生皱纹） the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. PatriciaMallrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked whereshe got her enthusiasm. She replied,“ My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a pennyuntil I stopped working for money.”If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Laytonof Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her depression （抑郁）thathad troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “ Iampersuaded to call Layton a genius.”We can ’ t afford to waste tears on-have-beensmight“” . We need to turnhet tears into sweat aswe go after“-whatcan-be” . We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses—finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old,and the beauty of a rainbow.26.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A.Enthusiasm plays an important part in success.B.If you don't have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.C.Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.D.Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.27.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ________.A.music can arouse people ’ s enthusiasmB.enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeedC.enthusiasm can make people feel youngD.enthusiasm can keep people healthy28.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?29.The author holds the view that ________.A.enthusiastic people will never get oldB.enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy lifeC.enthusiasm is more important than experienceD.enthusiasm can give people more success and fame任务型阅读We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is agood thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried sohard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we donot focus on our present situation.Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply asa means of reaching our final destination. We don ’take time to truly appreciate where we are todayand all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journeyand not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.Let ’ s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to becomethe manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal,but will watch others achieve our goal instead.What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we wantto get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in ourcurrent job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may meanfurther education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to producebetter results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stoppingcomplaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to thebest of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have andwhere we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we willgive ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the oldsayings and they are true:“ Rome wasn’ t built in a day.” ,“ Patience is a virtue” , and Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves bethe very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, wewill enjoy our life every day.Title Focus on the presentTheme To (1) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where weare now.Common﹡ We do not focus on our present situation.(2)______﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our finaldestination.(4)______ —— our jobConclusion ﹡We do not spend the time truly (3)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.﹡(5)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (6)______ our best to do our current job.﹡To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (7)______, stop complaining and (8)______ ourselves to our job.If we are (9)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (10)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.完型 ABCDA BCDCA DADCA BABCA阅读BDBCA ACCBachieve/reach mistakes appreciating Example Forget/Ignore try/ do. colleagues/others devote patient succeed优选--初中八年级的英语阅读比赛训练试卷试题。
八年级下英语阅读比赛含答案
八年级英语阅读比赛班级姓名座号分数(1)选择题：(3分/个)1.Whenisthedanceparty?A.July1st.B.July8th.C.July16th.D.July19th.2.Thethirdevent(活动)ofthemonthis_________.A.aJapaneseoperaB.adancepartyintheparkC.aviolinandpianoconcertD.aconcertwithchildren'smusic3.MarklikesAfricanandAsianmusic.Heonlyhasfreetimeonweek ends.Whatdateisbestforhim?A.July4th.B.July12th.C.July13th.D.July15th.4.Linda'sfatherisfreeinthemorningfromMondaytoFriday,soh ecangotoenjoy_________.A.SpanishmusicB.RockmusicC.KaraokepartyD.Africandance5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheKaraokepartyisonaSaturday.B.Therearenineeventsever yweek.C.ThereismusicfromAmerica.D.TherearenoeventsonWednesday.(2)(3分/个)J.K.RowlingisthewriterofHarryPotter,whichisnowoneofthebests ellersintheworld.J.K.RowlingwasborninBristolonJuly31st,1965.Shehasonesister whoistwoyearsyoungerthanher.Bothgirlslovedlisteningtotheirfatherre adingbedtimestoriestothem.Theyespeciallylovedstoriesaboutmagical worlds.Rowlingwroteherfirststory,calledRabbit,attheageofsix.Aftershegraduatedfromtheuniversity,Rowlingworkedasatranslat or(翻译者)inLondon.Duringthistime,onalongtraintripinthesummerof1990,theide acametoherofaboywhohasmagicbutdoesn’tknowit.In1992Rowlingbe gantoteachEnglish.Shelivedwithherbabydaughter,Jessica,andspentm uchtimefinishingthefirstHarryPotterbookforyoungreaders.Itappearedi nJune1997.Tohersurprise,thebookwasgreatlysuccessful.Thefilmcame outinNovember2001.NowHarryPotterseries(系列)ispopularwithpeopleofallagesandabout60millionbooksweresoldin 200countries.Whyhastheseriesbeensosuccessful?Thereareafewthings.Manyothermagicalstoriestakeplaceinfarawaylandsorinpastorfuturetimes.But Harrylivesinmodern(现代的)England.He’salsoaverynormal(平常的)boy:polite,friendly,braveandclever.Sowhenotherchildrenreadabou tHarry,theycanimaginebeinglikehim.J.K.Rowlingisveryhappywiththesuccess,andsheisnowbusyfinish ingthewholeseriesofsevenbooks.She’swritingfulltimeandshe’sreallye njoyinglife.Shesaysshewillgoonlivinganormallifewithherdaughteran dwritingchildren’sbooks.6.Fromthepassage,weknow___________.A.J.K.RowlingmetaboynamedHarryonalongtraintripB.J.K.RowlinglovedlisteningtostorieswhenshewasveryyoungC.J.K.RowlingistwoyearsyoungerthanhersisterD.HarryPotterisJ.K.Rowling’sfirststory7.Thefirst HarryPotter bookcameoutin__________.A.July1965B.thesummerof1990C.June1997D.November20018.TheHarryPotterseriesis__________.A.writtenforyoungpeopleB.onlyenjoyedbychildrenC.onlysoldinEnglandD.aboutayounginspector9.J.K.Rowlinghasbeensuccessful,andshe___________.A.likestotravelallovertheworldwithherdaughterB.istoobusytoenjoyherlifeC.isexcitedabouthersuccesseverydayD.isstillwritingstoriesforchildren10.HowisHarryPotterseriesdifferentfromothermagicalstories?A.Therearemagicalthings.B.Thestorieshappenedinthemodernworld .C.Ithassevenbooks.D.Ittookmuchtimetofinish.(3)Questions根据短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空一词。
牛津译林版八年级上册英语阅读竞赛(有答案)
八年级英语阅读竞赛Class_____________Name______________Score______________一、完形填空I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was 1along. The song was a 2 one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music 3 and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices went up again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this 4 world we live in.5 , I could take no more and turned off the6 . Keeping silent seemed better than listening to7 else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and8 the people as I drove by. A tall man was9 an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was 10 food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food. A young man was walking along, carrying his 11 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both 12 . I laughed too as I looked at all of his 13 . The radio may have been off in my car, 14 in my heart I was still singing.In truth, this world could have more kindness and less 15 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.( )1.A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving( )2.A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad( )3.A. ended B. continued(继续) C. jumped D. fell( )4.A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy( )5.A. Finally B. Generally(通常) C. Secretly D. Calmly(镇定地)( )6.A. television B. radio C. gas D. light( )7.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing( )8.A. touched B. watched C. avoided(避免) D. recognized(认出)( )9.A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping( )10.A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing( )11.A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat( )12.A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted( )13.A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. sadness( )14.A. for B. or C. and D. but( )15.A. silence(寂静) B. development(发展) C. competition D. sickness二、首字母填空It is a great but difficult project(项目) to set up a permanent(永久的)humansettlement on Mars. Over 200,000 volunteers from 1)m___________ than 120countries have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars.The project, run by a Dutch company named Mars One, aims to send a group of volunteers to Mars, and 2)b___________ of the physiological(生理上的) change in the human body after a stay on Mars, it would be 3)i______________ to come back. So it’s only a one-way trip! However, that hasn’t stop volunteers becoming one of Mars’ first citizens(公民). “This is turning out to be the most welcome job in 4)h______________,” says Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One.Day-to-day life on Mars will not be 5)e______________. The daily work will include building greenhouses or doing some research ——all in a lonely environment.Mars is not friendly to life. Its atmosphere(大气) is so thin that it won’t6)p_____________ you from harmful radiation(辐射) from the sun. You can’tbreathe(呼吸) the air and it is very cold on Mars, with an average(平均的) temperature of around -50°C. There’s no running water on the surface of Mars. The water is frozen or hidden under the 7)g______________.But Mars One says the project is not looking for volunteers with some skill, such as a science degree.8)I____________, they are looking for people who have “a deep sense of purpose and responsibility”. As the first group of people living on Mars, volunteers should be “willing to build and keep a healthy relationship with the Earth”. They also want volunteers who are“curious, creative and good at finding ways of dealing with(处理) all kinds of 9)p_____________”.The volunteers will receive at least eight years’ training 10)b_____________ they leave Earth, the company says. The first group of 24 volunteers is set to fly to Mars in 2024.三、阅读理解The Windy DayBook Report By Jason Ma (8A)Title: The Windy DayWriter: Alisha WoodThe reason for my choice:The idea of a recent popular film comes from one of Alisha Wood’s stories. The story interests me.Summary of the book:It is about what happens to a little boy named Daniel on a windy day. One day, Daniel is flying his kite on Peace Hill. Suddenly, a strong wind blows up the hill and lifts Daniel right off his feet. Daniel holds on to his kite tightly and is blown into the clouds. Finally he lands in a small town with a sign, “Nowhere: The Town Nobody’s Ever Heard Of”. This worries Daniel.He asks people around where Nowhere is. But all of them say, “Nowhere. Nobody knows.” He tries hard to find out the way home but he cannot. It is like an adventure until he comes across the King. Daniel talks to him and he decides to help Daniel. He claps his hands twice. A great wind comes up and pulls the kite, along with Daniel, into the clouds and back to Peace Hill.Comment (评论):The story is so amazing that I could not stop reading it. I admire (钦佩) Daniel because he is such a brave boy who tries hard to solve the problems in a strange place.( )1. Jason chose the book The Windy Day because _______.A. it is made into a filmB. it is about a boy named DanielC. Alisha Wood is Jason’s favourite writerD. a recent popular film comes from one of Alisha’s books( )2. Daniel felt _______ in the strange place.A. excitedB. worriedC. boredD. happy( )3. Daniel went back home _______.A. on foot by himselfB. with the help of his friendsC. after the King clapped his hands twiceD. because someone called Somewhere helped him( )4. Which of the following is NOT what Jason thinks about the book?A. The story is boring.B. The story is full of adventures.C. He likes the story.D. He found the book interesting.( )5Which of the following could be another title of this story?A. A King’s ClapsB. A Kite to NowhereC. A Kite in the CloudsD. Life in a Small TownBIt’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot(机器人) from Japan.Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobohas taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to complete the test.Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines. Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average(平均分), which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledge-based questions and mathematical calculations (数学运算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (独立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工业) in the future.So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future! ( )6 . According to the story, Torobo is _____ while Todai is _____.A. a university, a robotB. a robot, a universityC. a student, a computerD. a computer, a student( )7. We can tell from the story that Torobo _____ for four years.A. has taken the college entrance examB. has failed the college entrance examC. has been studying in the University of TokyoD. has taught the college courses( )8. Which subject does Toboro NOT do well in?A. Physics.B. Math.C. History.D. Writing.( )9. Which of the following is TRUE about Torobo?A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai.B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam.C. Torobo is useless to humans.D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future.( )10. Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?A. Because it cannot solve knowledge-based problems.B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.C. Because it cannot think independently.D. Because it only has arms to complete the test.四、阅读表达I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf. I had a normal life, thesame as all my brothers and sisters—other bottles full of water. I felt really happy.Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her basket! The woman took me home andput me in the fridge. It was cold, but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it. However, only a few hours later, she took me out of the fridge and drank the water insideme. Then she threw me into a litter bin. I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.Early the next morning, a man took me out of the litter bin. He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck. There were so many terrible smells. Then I was pushed together with the rest of the rubbish. Soon I was completely flat (扁平的). I cannot believe how thin I became.I slept for a while. When I woke up, I found myself in a terrible place. Everything around me was ugly and had nasty smells. I felt afraid. I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else. Then huge trucks came and covered us with a lot of soil(土壤).I asked another bottle what would happen to us. He said that we would never leave this crowded place, but would have to stay here for thousands of years.“Why can’t they reuse or recycle(回收) us?” I cried. (不超过6个单词)1.What was inside the plastic bottle when he was in the supermarket?_________________________2. How did the plastic bottle feel at first?_________________________________________________3. When was the plastic bottle thrown into a truck?_________________________________________4. Where will the plastic bottle probably spend the rest of his life?_____________________________5. How can you change his journey in a green way?_________________________________________五、任务型阅读Children in the UK usually start to go to school at the age of five. They go to primary school(小学) until the age of eleven, and then secondary school until the age of sixteen or eighteen.The school year starts in September and finishes in July, with six weeks of summer vacation in between. There are also two breaks for Christmas and Easter.Most schools have a uniform, which might be a sweatshirt, a T-shirt with the school’s logo(标志), grey or black trousers for boys and a skirt for girls. Most children wear a thick coat to school because of the cold weather.But sometimes it is nice not to have to wear school uniform. About two or three times a year, many British schools have “No uniform Day”. On that day, the children come to school wearing their usual clothes, and give some money to charity(慈善).All school children in the UK learn the same subjects, such as Maths, Science, Computers, Music, Geography and History. They also need to learn at least one foreign language. The languages are usually French or Germany.BCADA BABCD ACBDCmore, because, impossible, history, easy, protect,ground, Instead, problems, beforeDBCAB BADDCWater.Happy.Early the next morning.In the soil./Under the ground.We can reuse or recycle it/him/them. / By reusing or recycling it/him/them.England/Britain, age, going, off, three, uniform(s), because, raising, like.。
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八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案The boy。
wanting to help。
took a pair of XXX。
but something was wrong。
Its body was9and its wings were small and wrinkled (皱的).XXX continued to watch the butterfly。
XXX to support the body。
It XXX。
XXX its life crawling around with a swollen (肿胀的) body and shriveled (干瘪的) wings。
It never was able to fly.What the boy in his kindness and haste did not understandwas that the restricting (限制性的) cocoon and the XXX to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its XXX.XXX what we need in our life。
If we were to go through our life without any obstacles (障碍)。
we would be crippled (残疾的)。
We would not be as strong as what we could have been。
Give every opportunity a chance。
leave no room for regrets (后悔)。
and don't et the power in the struggles.1.A。
eat B。
sleep C。
study D。
exerciseFood is crucial for our body。
but so is knowledge for our mind。
We start to acquire knowledge from a very young age。
by observing and learning from everything around us。
As we grow older。
we read books and ask ns to find out more。
2.A。
when B。
where C。
why D。
howWe start to gain knowledge even when we are very young。
XXX interestsSmall XXX them。
4.A。
what B。
who C。
where D。
whenThey learn while they are XXX。
5.A。
try B。
want C。
need D。
hopeWhen they find something new。
they want to ask ns and try to find out the answers。
One day。
a boy found a cocoon of a butterfly and brought it home。
He watched as a butterfly struggled to make its way out of the cocoon。
The boy。
wanting to help。
cut the cocoon open with XXX。
XXX。
wrinkled wings。
It was unable to fly because the struggle to break free from the cocoon was XXX it achieved its XXX。
We should give every XXX.XXX XXX it XXX from the cocoon。
but it was different。
Its body was weak and its wings were small and thin。
The butterfly was unable to fly and spent the rest of its life crawling。
Although the boy acted with good ns。
XXX its cocoon。
it XXX escape。
its wings will never receive the necessary fluid andit will never be able to fly。
XXX challenges。
we would never learn or grow。
We wouldn't reach our full potential and we XXX.In our lives。
XXX for growth and development。
Without these challenges。
we would not be able to learn and XXX cannot avoid problems。
but we can choose how we respond to them.Next time you are faced with a problem or difficultyXXX to break free from its cocoon。
but it is this XXX it to fly。
Similarly。
XXX.As we face challenges。
it is important to stay positive and keep a growth mindset。
We should not be afraid to ask for help orseek guidance from others。
By doing so。
we can learn from their experiences and perspectives。
and use this knowledge to e ourown obstacles.We must also remember that success is not always easy or immediate。
It often requires hard work。
perseverance。
and a willingness to learn from our mistakes。
But with n and a positive attitude。
we can achieve our goals and e the best n of ourselves.So。
XXX that come your way。
and remember that they are opportunities for growth and development。
Keep pushing forward。
and soon you will be XXX.6.D。
XXX7.B。
it's8.A。
decided9.C。
surprised10.D。
smaller11.C。
XXX12.A。
wings13.B。
excitement14.D。
got15.A。
ready16.D。
Sometimes17.C。
as strong as18.B。
mends19.B。
difficulties20.D。
faced withIn life。
pain and suffering XXX for our growth and development。
Without these challenges。
XXX we can't avoid problems。
but we can choose how we respond to them.When XXX difficulty。
think of the XXX to break free from its cocoon。
but it's this XXX it to fly。
Similarly。
XXX.As we face challenges。
it's important to stay positive and have a growth mindset。
We shouldn't be afraid to ask for help or seek guidance from others。
By doing so。
we can learn from theirexperiences and perspectives and use this knowledge to e our own obstacles.We must also remember that success isn't always easy or immediate。
It often requires hard work。
perseverance。
and a willingness to learn from our mistakes。
But with n and a positive attitude。
we can achieve our goals and e the best n of ourselves.So。
XXX for growth and development。
Keep pushing forward。
and soon you'll be XXX.One summer day。
Jack and his XXX it。
but to his surprise。
XXX。
Frustrated。
Jack tried to force it open with a stick。
but his father ped him。
warning that he could kill the tortoise。
us。
Jack asked why。
and his father told him to wait and see。
They tookthe tortoise home and placed it near the fireplace。