初二英语阅读竞赛试题
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)。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试题试卷
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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。
初二英语竞赛试题及答案
初二英语竞赛试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What is the weather like today?A. SunnyB. RainyC. CloudyD. Windy2. How much is the blue T-shirt?A. $15B. $25C. $35D. $453. What does the woman want to do?A. Go to the cinemaB. Go to the libraryC. Go shoppingD. Go to the park4. Who is the man talking to?A. His teacherB. His friendC. His motherD. His father5. What time does the train leave?A. At 6:00 amB. At 6:30 amC. At 7:00 amD. At 7:30 am二、单项选择（共20分）6. There are many _______ in the park.A. childB. childrenC. childsD. childrens7. She usually _______ to school by bike.A. goB. goesC. goingD. to go8. The boy is too young _______ a job.A. doB. to doC. doingD. does9. _______ is your favorite subject?A. WhatB. WhichC. HowD. Where10. The teacher asked us _______ late for school.A. not beB. don't beC. not to beD. to not be三、完形填空（共20分）Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tom. He wasvery curious and always wanted to explore new things. One day, he found a map in his grandfather's old books. The map showed a hidden treasure in a mysterious island. Tom decided to goon an adventure to find the treasure.He packed his backpack with some food, a flashlight, and a compass. He also took a small boat to reach the island. Onthe way, he met a friendly dolphin who helped him to navigate the waters. After a long journey, Tom finally arrived at the island.The island was full of beautiful flowers and tall trees. Tom followed the map and started to look for the treasure. He climbed a hill and found a cave. Inside the cave, there was a chest with a big lock. Tom used a key he found earlier toopen the chest. To his surprise, the chest was full of gold coins and precious stones.Tom was very happy and decided to share the treasure with his family and friends. He learned that the most important thingin life is not the treasure itself, but the journey and the people you meet along the way.四、阅读理解（共20分）APassage 1Do you know what a robot is? A robot is a machine that can move and do things on its own. Some robots can talk andlisten, while others can clean the house or help in a factory. Robots are very useful and can do many things that people can do.11. What is a robot?A. A machine that can move and do things on its own.B. A machine that can only clean the house.C. A machine that can only work in a factory.D. A machine that cannot move.12. What can some robots do?A. Talk and listenB. Only clean the houseC. Only work in a factoryD. Cannot moveBPassage 2Alice's family went on a trip to the beach last summer. They played in the sand, swam in the ocean, and had a picnic under the sun. Alice's favorite part of the trip was building sandcastles with her little brother. They built the tallest sandcastle they had ever seen and it was a great memory forthe whole family.13. Where did Alice's family go for their trip?A. The beachB. The mountainsC. The cityD. The countryside14. What did Alice and her brother do at the beach?A. Played in the sandB. Built sandcastlesC. Swam in the oceanD. Had a picnic五、书面表达（共20分）15. Write a short passage about your dream job. (不少于60词)参考答案：一、听力理解1-5 ABBCA二、单项选择6-10 BCBCC三、完形填空根据文章内容填空四、阅读理解A11-12 A AB13-14 A B五、书面表达略。
初二英语阅读竞赛
初二英语阅读竞赛班级姓名I.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，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Rachel lived in a small town in America. She always wanted to help others when she was young. At the age of 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love. It uses hair donations to make wigs(假发) for children who have 1their hair because of cancer or other illnesses. Rachel then asked her mother to cut her long hair and send 2to the organization.At 8, she learned that other children had no clean 3in Africa, and she was shocked, When her school began 4money to build wells there, she asked her parents to 5 holding her birthday party. Also, she asked her friends each to donate $ 9 to the project in Africa 6giving her birthday presents.One year later, it was her 7birthday on June 12. She made a 8page on the Internet with a goal(目标) of $300. However. Rachel was able to raise only $200. This made her a little 9.Unluckily, Rachel was badly hurt in an accident 10eight days. That was a terrible shock to her friends. They wanted to find some ways of showing 11 to her. They began donating on Rachel’s birthday page. Donations 12 her $ 300 goal quickly and kept rising.When it was clear that she would 13 come back to herself(苏醒)，her parents donated her organs(器官) to other children. They also donated her hair a 14 time to Locks of Love.More 15 was being raised. The total donations soon reached $ 100,000, then $ 300, 000. So far more than $ 850,000 has been raised from all over the world, including donations from the Africans who are moved by the little American girl.1. A. sold B. lost C. borrowed D. used2. A. them B. her C. one D. it3. A. room B. air C. toy D. water4. A. spending B. making C. raising D. saving5. A. stop B. prevent C. keep D. finish6. A. because of B. out of C. instead of D. such as7. A. eighth B. ninth C. tenth D. eleventh8. A. birthday B. family C. child D. game9. A. angry B. satisfied C. excited D. sad10. A. before B. after C. in D. during11. A. interest B. support C. protection D. thanks12. A. passed B. offered C. showed D. brought13. A. ever B. hardly C. seldom D. never14. A. final B. first C. following D. next15. A. clothes B. money C. instruments D. foodII.阅读理解（共14小题；每小题5分，满分70分）AAlmost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw awayevery year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.Do we have too much food? Of course not. Accordingto the UN World Food Program, there were 925 millionhungry people around the world in 2010, especially indeveloping countries. Six million children die of hungerevery year.Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face iftheir guests have eaten all the food on the table.Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t b uy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.16. What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.C. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.D. Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.17. The underlined word “leftover” means in Chinese.A. 过期的B. 剩余的C. 腐烂的D.难吃的18. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because .A. food comes from very hard workB. six million children die of hunger every dayC. there is enough food to feed all the peopleD. Chinese are hospitable and generous19. Which of the following is a good way to save food?A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.BEvery year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia (栀子花) was sent to my house. No card came with it. Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while Istopped trying to discover the sender’s name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be. Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She’d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked after when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn’t want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn’t care whether I had a ne w dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted he children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.20. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.21. The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_________A. She hoped she would miss her father.B. She thought education was most important.C. She hoped she would find a friend.D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.22. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. A Childhood DreamB. A Mother’s LoveC. A Graduation PartyD. A Special BirthdayCSometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However, things are different in Malawi( 马拉维).Bikes are the most popular in this African country.Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people, especially tourists. These years, taking a “ bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.If you go to Malawi, you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on . You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi,” she says. “It’s easy and cheap.” Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job.“I used to make boats for a living, but that’s a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don’t mind carrying heavy people,” he says.23. The passage tells us tha t Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it’s________.A. on the side of the roadB. popular and heavyC. all over the countryD. cheap and easy24. From the passage we can learn Panjira Khombe thinks that________.A. going shopping is easyB. making boats is difficultC. riding a bike taxi is cheapD. carrying heavy people is interesting25. The best title of the passage may be “________ ” .A. Bike RidersB. A Special CountryC. Bike TaxisD. A Cheap JourneyDDear Liz，My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life．Life is busy and exciting．Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic．I'm very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city．There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18, the daughter Chinda, who is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma．I go to an international school with Sanan and Chinda．The school teaches about 70 percent in English，and 30 percent in Thai. I've learned some spoken language，but Thai writing is very difficult．The cooking lesson is my favourite．I'm learning all about Thai food and culture People don’t use chopsticks here，but spoons and forks．When I come back，I'm going to cook you a real Thai meal．Last weekend we visited some temples．We also drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok．I thought it was great，but Sanan and Chinda say that next month they’re taking me to Phuket Island，where the beaches are even more beautiful．The month after next，we’re going to travel to Mr．Phairat，s hometown in the north of Thailand．The Phairats own land there，and they have two elephants．I’m going to ride those elephants— and even wash them．Sanan and Chinda say it’s really fun．I'm amazed by everything in this country，especially by the elephants．Elephants are an important pan of Thai culture and way of life．They have been a traditional symbol(象征)of Thailand for many years in times of war and peace．In the seventh century，a Thai king trained 20，000 elephants for battle．I’ll tell you all about my Thai boxing(拳击)lessons next time I write．Love,Mandy26．How many family members are there in Mandy’s host family?A)4．B)5．C)6．D)7．27．Next month，Mandy is going to visit__________．A)Pattaya beach B)Phuket IslandC)Phairat’s hometown D)Bangkok28．According to the e-mail，__________has been a symbol of Thailand for many years.A) B) C) D)29．What is the possible subject of the e-mail?A)Study trip in Thai land B)Food culture in ThailandC)Elephant riding in Thailand D)International schools in Thailand。
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。
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 .。
初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题
初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题考生须知：1. 全卷满分100 分，考试时间60 分钟。
2. 全卷分试题卷和答题卷。
所有答案必须做在答题卷的相应位置上，做在试题卷上无效。
现在请开始答题。
Good luck！第一部分：阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
AThere are many popular American words and expressions. Some of them are very old. Some are new. Together, they form the living speech of the American people.Today we tell about the expression “down to earth”. Down to earth means being open and honest. It is easy to deal with someone who is down to earth. Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. They do not let their importance “go to their heads”.A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to be “with his nose in the air”. Often the person who holds his nose in the open air has no reason to feel better than others. He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth.The expression is “both feet on the ground”. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. She has what is called “common sense”. She may have dreams. But she does not allow them to block her understanding of what is real.The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds”. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a “daydreamer”.The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth.When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, and when we are down to earth we do not hold our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us solid —and strong.1. The passage is mainly about _____________.A. the expression “down to earth”B. the differences of American expressionsC. the kinds of person in societyD. the meanings of “down to earth2. Those who let their importance go to their heads probably___________.A. have a better performance at workB. consider themselves less importantC. feel they are better than othersD.are important members of society3. Which of the following can be the typical character of down-to-earth people?A. PowerfulB. EasygoingC. ProudD. Serious4. The following are the opposite to “down to earth” in meaning EXCEPT “__________”.A. go to one’s headB. both feet on the groundC. head in the cloudsD. with one’s nose in the air5.The underlined part in the passage probably means___________.A. the person who is down to earth is openB. the person who is down to earth understands the reality wellC. the person with both feet on the ground is open with real dreamsD. the person with both feet on the ground is perhaps hard to deal withBI am a girl who doesn’t look like the rest of my family. When people see us together, it is clear that I am adopted(收养). I am happy to have such a loving and caring family, but sometimes I wish I knew who my birth parents are.My friends and teachers often ask,“Are you sad that you don’t know your real parents?”I know that they are just curious and care for me—I’m fine, for the most part—but I feel like there’s something missing in my life, like a big hole in my heart. My mother listens when I tell her about my feelings, and she feels that it is important for me to be in touch with my culture. Because of this, through my teacher’s recommendation, she and I go to Chinese Heritage Camp each year in Snow Mountain Ranch.Chinese Heritage Camp is a two-day camp where hundreds of adopted kids like me spend time with each other. We talk about how it feels to be adopted, and we participate in fun outdoor activities. It’s great because we can talk about our feelings without having the conversation get too nervous. It makes me feel like I am not alone, and that there is someone out there going through the exact same feelings.Whether we’re talking, laughing, crying, or dancing, Chinese Heritage Camp is always an experience to remember.Chinese Heritage Camp has changed the way I look at things. Now when people ask me,“Are you sad you don’t know your real parents?”I can safely answer,“Maybe I don’t know who my birth parents are, and that makes me a little sad. But I do know that I live with my real parents in a real house, with a real family, and I love my life just the way it is.”6. It can be inferred from Paragraphs I and 2 that the author_______.A. doesn’t like her present familyB. is probably adopted from ChinaC. is adopted by a teacherD. has never been to Chinese Heritage Camp7. Who takes the author to Chinese Heritage Camp each year?A. Her friend.B. Her teacher.C. Her mother.D. The leader of the Camp.8. In Chinese Heritage Camp, the author does the following things EXCEPT_______.A. seeing her real parentsB. meeting hundreds of other adopted kidsC. taking part in outdoor activitiesD. sharing her feelings with other kids9. After participating in Chinese Heritage Camp, the author_________.A. gave up the try to look for her real parentsB. became disappointed about lifeC. changed the way she looked at the world around herD. felt happy because she found her real parents10. In this passage, the author mainly tells us_______.A. her thanks to her adoptive parentsB. her thought of her real parentsC. her sad feelings about life in a new familyD. the Chinese Heritage Camp’s effect on herCGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins“Twinkle, twinkle, little star”or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be started as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as“Twinkle, twinkle, little star”and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost eyerything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one’s future development.11. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1 ?A. People remember well what they learned in childhood.B. Children have a better memory than grown-ups.C. Poem reading is a good way to learn words.D. Stories for children are easy to remember.12. The author explains the law of overlearning by_____.A. presenting research findingsB. setting down general rulesC. making a comparisonD. using examples13. According to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is_______.A. a result of overlearningB. a special case of crammingC. a skill to deal with math problemsD. a basic step towards advanced studies14. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Commonly accepted rules.B. The multiplication tables.C. Things easily forgotten.D. School subjects.15. What is the author’s opinion on cramming?A. It leads to failure in college exams.B. It’s helpful only in a limited way.C. It’s possible to result in poor memory.D. It increases students’ learning interest.第二部分：完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
初二年级英语阅读与写作争霸赛难题40题
初二年级英语阅读与写作争霸赛难题40题1. In the novel "Pride and Prejudice", Elizabeth Bennet first meets Mr. Darcy at a ball. How does she initially feel about him?A. She is immediately attracted to himB. She thinks he is too proudC. She finds him very friendlyD. She admires his dancing skills答案：B。
解析：在《傲慢与偏见》原文中，伊丽莎白初次见到达西时，达西表现得非常高傲，伊丽莎白也察觉到了他的这种骄傲，所以她一开始觉得达西太骄傲了。
A选项，伊丽莎白并非马上被吸引；C选项，达西开始的表现并不友好；D选项，文中没有提及伊丽莎白赞赏他的舞技。
2. A science article mentions that a new species has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The article mainly focuses on the unique features of this species. What can we infer about the purpose of this article?A. To call for the protection of the Amazon rainforestB. To introduce a new discovery in the field of biologyC. To compare this new species with other speciesD. To promote tourism in the Amazon rainforest答案：B。
初二英语竞赛试题及答案
初二英语竞赛试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题1分，共20分）1. Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?A. beautifulB. impossibleC. impossilbeD. wonderful Answer: C2. What is the opposite word of "large"?A. smallB. bigC. tallD. shortAnswer: A3. How do you say "在...的左边" in English?A. on the left ofB. to the left ofC. at the left ofD. in the left of Answer: B4. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?A. She don't like apples.B. She doesn't like apples.C. She don't likes apples.D. She doesn't likes apples. Answer: B5. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The library is________ the school and the supermarket.A. betweenB. amongC. inD. atAnswer: A6. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: He is very________ in his new job.A. excitedB. excitingC. exciteD. excitementAnswer: A7. Which of the following is the correct way to ask about someone's age?A. How old are you?B. What's your age?C. How many years do you have?D. How many years old are you?Answer: A8. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form: My sister is ________ than me.A. tallB. tallerC. more tallD. most tallAnswer: B9. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我每天乘坐公交车去学校" in English?A. I go to school by bus every day.B. I go to school on bus every day.C. I take a bus to school every day.D. I take the bus to school every day.Answer: D10. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the meeting is to discuss the new project.A. reasonB. purposeC. causeD. effectAnswer: B11. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is a ________ student and always gets good grades.A. excellentB. excellentlyC. excellenceD. excellencyAnswer: A12. Which of the following is the correct way to express "他正在学习英语" in English?A. He is learning English.B. He is studying English.C. He is learning Englishs.D. He is studying Englishs.Answer: A13. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The weather is getting ________ every day.A. hotB. hotterC. hottestD. hotnessAnswer: B14. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我需要一杯水" in English?A. I need a cup of water.B. I need a cup water.C. I need a water.D. I need water.Answer: A15. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is ________ to the cinema with her friends.A. goB. goesC. goingD. wentAnswer: C16. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the book is very interesting.A. coverB. titleC. pageD. chapterAnswer: B17. Which of the following is the correct way to express "他正在打篮球" in English?A. He is playing basketball.B. He is playing the basketball.C. He is playing basketballs.D. He is playing the basketballs.Answer: A18. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is a ________ teacher and all the students like her.A. patientB. impatientC. patienceD. impatientlyAnswer: A19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the house is very beautiful.A. gardenB. parkC. yardD. fieldAnswer: C20. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我正在看电视" in English?A. I am watching TV.B. I am seeing TV.C. I am looking TV.D. I am looking at TV.Answer: A二、完形填空题（每题1分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案填空。
人教英语八年级竞赛试题
人教英语八年级竞赛试题人教版英语八年级竞赛试题通常包含听力、语法、阅读理解、完形填空、写作等多个部分。
以下是一套模拟竞赛试题的内容示例：Part 1 Listening Comprehension（听力理解）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 4 questions that follow each conversation. The conversations and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer.1. What does the man want to do?a) Go to the cinema.b) Visit his grandparents.c) Play basketball.d) Do his homework.2. When will the woman probably go to the library?a) At 9:00 am.b) At 10:00 am.c) At 11:00 am.d) At 12:00 pm.[... 6 more questions and answers]Section BDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer from the four choices.Passage 1: [A short passage about a school trip will be played]1. What is the main purpose of the passage?a) To describe a school trip.b) To invite students to a party.c) To announce a school event.d) To give a history lesson.2. Where will the students go for the trip?a) The museum.b) The beach.c) The zoo.d) The amusement park.[... 2 more questions and answers]Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（词汇和语法）Section ADirections: After reading the sentences, choose the best answer from the four choices.1. The little girl was so frightened that she couldn't speaka word. The correct word to fill in the blank is:a) terrifiedb) surprisedc) excitedd) bored2. The teacher asked us to ______ the homework before handing it in.a) reviewb) receivec) refused) achieve[... 8 more questions]Section BDirections: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in the brackets.1. The ______ (science) made a great discovery in his laboratory last week.2. She is one of the ______ (lead) in the research project.[... 6 more fill-in-the-blank questions]Part 3 Reading Comprehension（阅读理解）Passage 1[A passage about the importance of environmental protection]Questions:1. What is the main idea of the passage?2. Why is it important to protect the environment according to the passage?3. What can individuals do to help protect the environment?[... 5 more questions]Passage 2[A passage about a historical event]Questions:1. When did the event take place?2. What was the significance of the event?3. How did the event change the course of history?[... 5 more questions]Part 4 Cloze Test（完形填空）Directions: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the four choices.[A passage about a personal experience or a story]1. A) althoughB) becauseC) ifD) unless2. A) happilyB) angrilyC) sadlyD) nervously[... 10 more cloze test questions]Part 5 Writing（写作）Task 1Directions: Write a short passage about your favorite hobby. Use at least 50 words.Task 2Directions: Suppose you are planning a trip. Write an email to your friend, telling him/her about your travel plan. Use at least 60 words.请注意，以上内容仅为示例，实际的竞赛试题会根据具体要求和难度进行调整。
八年级阅读竞赛初赛试题
连云港市八年级学生英语听读竞赛初赛试题时间：60分钟满分：100分第一部分听力理解（共30分）一、听对话，根据问题选择正确答案（每小题1分，共15小题）。
( ) 1. A. B. C..( ) 2. A. B. C.( ) 3. A. B. C.( ) 4. A. B. C.( ) 5. A. B. C.( ) 6. A. B. C.( )7. A. B. C.( ) 8. A. B. C.( ) 9. A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Every two years.( ) 10. A. Ice cream. B. Cola. C. Fruit.( ) 11. A. Go along with her to enjoy the film.B. Find someone else to go with him.C. Try to sell the ticket before the film starts.( ) 12. A. 300 meters away. B. 3,000 meters away. C. 30 minutes’ walk.( ) 13. A. She wants to eat some more fish.B. She doesn’t want to eat any more.C. She is still hungry.( ) 14. A. At seven. B. Before seven. C. After seven.( ) 15. A. 25 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 40 dollars.二、听短文，根据问题选择正确答案（每小题1分，共15小题）。
听第一篇短文，完成16-20小题。
( ) 16. They always left ________ at home when they went out.A. their dogB. their catC. their daughter( ) 17. How did they go to the cinema every evening?A. By bike.B. On foot.C. By car.( ) 18. The woman was very angry because_________.A. the dog was missingB. her husband didn’t catch the robberC. she didn’t think the dog looked after the house well( ) 19. What happened to the robber?A. He was locked in the room.B. He was caught in the garden.C. He was bitten by the dog.( ) 20. From the story, we can see that the dog is_________.A. clever and braveB. strong and friendlyC. lucky and honest听第二篇短文，完成21-25小题。
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。
初二英语阅读竞赛
初二英语阅读竞赛班级姓名成绩完形填空(每题2分)AWhen you wave(挥手) to a friend, you are using sign(手势) language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be 1 . When you put one finger in front of your 2 you mean “Be quiet”.Yet, people in different countries may use different sign languages. Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could 3 a little Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt 4 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the Englishman 5 his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips（嘴唇）. In this way, he meant to say: “___6____ me something to eat.” But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 7 , first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was sorry that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 8 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And the sign was 9 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat . 10 the Englishman had his meal in the same way. ( ) 1. A. well B. friendly C. fine D. careful ( ) 2. A. eyes B. legs C. mouth D. head ( ) 3. A. write B. read C. say D. speak ( ) 4. A. hungry B. tired C. cold D. ill( ) 5. A. pointed to B. reached for C. touched D. opened ( ) 6. A. Take B. Bring C. Took D. Brought ( ) 7. A. eat B. watch C. drink D. read ( ) 8. A. ready B. sure C. again D. afraid ( ) 9. A. quick B. big C. strong D. clear ( ) 10. A. At once B. At last C. At first D. At timesBCharles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us lately. We couldn’t understan d the 1 , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation. Instead, we decided to 2 him a lesson in the way he treated us.We started giving Charles the 3 shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him. He looked so 4 , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria. Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when someone passed his table, but all he got in return were mean looks and silence.At first I was glad my plan had 5 , but Charles’ unhappiness made me upset. I only wanted him to know 6 it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would hurt him.During one lunch period, I watched as Charles repeatedly looked at his watch, clearly counting the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria. I suddenly realized I had done wrong.“Hey! Man. I’m terribly sorry.” I called out.Charles turned around 7 , clearly wanting to avoid eye contact.“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked.“I’m sorry, but I had thought that you wanted to end our friendship.” I said.“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much 8 .“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted.”“Oh, my God! Why would I want 9 ?”I shouted, completely puzzled.Clearly, we both had been 10 each other wrong.At first Charles couldn’t accept my 11 . I knew he needed time to get over all the hurt I’d caused him. But finally, he did forgive me. We even started hanging out together 12 . And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all.( ) 1. A. situation B. change C. action D. appearance ( ) 2. A. take B. teach C. bring D. attend( )3. A. serious B. friendly C. warm D. cold( )4. A. sad B. angry C. happy D. high( )5. A. helped B. operated C. worked D. done( )6. A. what B. that C. as D. how( )7. A. immediately B. slowly C. finally D. willingly ( )8. A. interested B. pleased C. surprised D moved( )9. A. it B. those C. that D. such( )10. A. understanding B. regarding C. knowing D treating( )11. A. explanation B. attitude C. suggestion D. apology( )12. A. seldom B. once C. again D. also阅读理解（每题3分）ATake a look at the following advertisements! You may find some useful informationyou need here!Guitar lessonsExperienced musician from Australia. Good at teaching kids formany years!For more information, please visit Larry’s website: .Lost dogMedium size, with brown spots and white short hair. Answer youwhen you call it David. Many thanks for sending it back.Call at 7328059.Taxi driver wantedFull time or part time. Good knowledge of the city is necessary.English is also a must.Under 45 years old.Call Mr White at 5132683.House for saleTwo bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.Hot water 8:00 am-6:00 pm.Beautiful sights out of the windows.Write to Mr Black.E-mail:A. buy a houseB. have a guitar lessonC. have a dogD. get a job( ) 2. If you are interested in the house, you can write to _____.A. LarryB. DavidC. Mr BlackD. Mr White( ) 3. You can call 5132683 to get the job as _____.A. a taxi driverB. a dog keeperC. a guitar teacherD. a house sellerBMrs. Forgetful has a lot of friends, but she knows none of them well. She has a big house with a garden. The gardener(花匠)grows all kinds of beautiful flowers in it. She has her own driver, cook and she doesn’t do any housework. But she has felt lonely since her husband died. She wishes someone could talk with her.One day the woman heard a new film was being shown at a cinema. She went there at once. When she got there, they told her the film was starting at a quarter past eight. She had a look at her watch and there were twenty minutes left. There were only some people there. She began to talk to a man next to her.“I saw Mr. Hunt this morning. He’s much fatter than before,”said the woman, “We should tell him to do some exercise.”“Mr. Hunt ? Who’s he?” The man asked in surprise.“Oh, you’ve forgotten our friend !” said the woman.“But I don’t know him at all, madam!”The film began and she had to stop talking. When the film was over, she met the man at the exit.“Oh, Mr. Hunt,” said Mrs. Forgetful. “Can you guess what I did just now?”“Yes, I can, madam,” said the man. “You did the same thing as you’re doing now.” With these words, the man hurried off.( )4. Mrs. Forgetful feels lonely because .A. she lives in a big house aloneB. she can’t look after the flowersC. she has no housework to doD. she has few friends( )5. Mrs. Forgetful thought , so she began to talk to him.A. the man could help herB. the man felt lonely tooC. the man was her friendD. the man liked films( )6. The man was surprised(惊讶) because .A. he didn’t know Mrs. Forgetful, he didn’t know Mr. Hunt,eitherB. Mrs. Forgetful was always bad to himC. Mrs. Forgetful had few poor friendsD. Mrs. Forgetful talked too much about Mr. Hunt( )7. Which of the following is wrong ?A. Mrs. Forgetful has lots of friendsB. Mrs. Forgetful is rich but lonelyC. The man doesn’t know Mrs. Forgetful, eitherD. The man was interested in Mrs. Forgetful’s talkCRobinson was born in a poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine (废弃的矿场) near his home, and then he sold what he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had no schooling, for being so poor, how could they afford school fees?When he was fifteen, he worked as a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt sorry for himself. In the day time, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he could stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he learned during the day. He worked so hard at the lesson that he sometimes had just three or four hours’ sleep. The more he learned, the greater interest he had. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent (勤奋的) boy and allowed him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he came first in grade in the whole school. He would have been given the scholarship if he had been a regular boy of the school.Robinson struggled through six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which caught the attention of some university professors. They appreciated (欣赏)his diligence as well as his cleverness. To give him the better chance they hired him asa librarian (图书管理员)and offered him free guidance. Robinson was filled with joy, for he felt that before him there was a broad road leading to success.( ) 8. Whe n he was very small, Robinson didn’t go to school because _____ .A. there was no school thereB. his family was poorC. the school didn’t want himD. he didn’t like school( ) 9. When he was a teenager, Robinson _____.A. went to schoolB. left schoolC. lived in a schoolD. worked in a school( ) 10. At the end of the story, Robinson was sure that he ____ .A. would no longer worry about his future lifeB. would work in the library for a long timeC. would become successful in businessD. would become successful in learning( ) 11. The best title for the passage is _____.A. Diligence Makes a SuccessB. Cleverness Makes a SuccessC. A Boy’s Early lifeD. A Boy’s Early EducationDWhen a dirty and untidy orange cat showed up in the prison yard，I was one of the first to go out there and pet it．I hadn’t touched a cat or a dog in over 20 years．I spent at least 20 minutes，knelt down behind the kitchen as the cat rolled around，relaxed．What he was expressing outwardly, I was feeling inwardly．It was an amazing bit of grace to feel him under my hand and note that I was reaching a life or another creature with something as simple as my care．Over the next few days，there were other prisoners responding to the cat．Every yard period，a group of prisoners gathered there．They stood around talking and taking turns petting the cat．These were guys you wouldn’t usually find talking to each other．Several times I saw an officer in the group，not chasing people away, but just watching and seeming to enjoy along with the prisoners．Bowls of milk and water appeared along with bread, wisely placed under the edge of the dustbin to keep the birds from getting it．The cat was obviously homeless and in pretty bad shape．People said that the cat came to the right place．He's getting treated like a king．This was true．but as I watched I was also thinking about what the cat was doing for us．There was a lot of talk about what's wrong with prisons in America．We need more programs．We need more psychologists or treatment of various kinds．Some may even talk about making prisons more kind．But I think what we really need is a chance to practise our own kindness．Not receive it，but give it．After more than two decades here，I know kindness is not a value that's encouraged．It's often seen as a weakness．Instead，the culture encourages keeping your head down，minding your own business，and never letting yourself be weak．The cat did my heart good to see the effect he had on me and the men here．By simply saying，”I need some help here”，he did something important for us．He needed us．And we needed to be needed．I believe we all do．( ) 12．From the passage，we can learn that the author was ．A．an animal protector B．the cat ownerC．a prison officer D a prisoner( ) 13．Which of the following statements is true?A．The cat was dirty because it was kept in prison．B．The officer in the prison enjoyed petting the cat．C．The prisoners prepared food for both the cat and birds．D．The author realized the importance of practising kindness．( ) 14．We can infer from the third paragraph that ．A．showing love to others can make prisoners strongB．the American prison culture will be improvedC．the author is not satisfied with the prison cultureD．caring for others is encouraged in American prisons( ) 15．What is the best title for the passage?A．Caring Makes Us Human．B．Prison Culture is Important．C．Animals Need Care．D．Everyone Needs to be Cared for．阅读与表达（每题2分）Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glasses. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.Don’t be afraid to fight difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest wa y to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless. It’s a treasure (珍宝) you can always carry easily.Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back.Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery (秘密), and to day is a gift: that’s why we call it “the present”.1. Does the writer think of the life as a game according to the passage?________________________________________________________________2. Is the work a rubber ball or a glass ball according to the passage?______________________________________________________________3. How many balls are made of glass in the game ?____________________________________________________________4. What’s the best way to keep love?____________________________________________________________5.What do you think of the underlined sentence in English?____________________________________________________________答题纸一．完形填空（A ）_____________________________________( B ) _______________________________________二．阅读理解（ A ）__________________________________（ B ）___________________________________（ C ）____________________________________（D ）____________________________________。
初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题
初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题(A)初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题(A)Passage 1Animals don’t ‘talk’. But humans are a special kind of animals — they can talk, and talking is a very important part of their life.So what is small talk? Well, ‘small’ means something not big, or no t important, and ‘talk’ is what people do to communicate with each other. And so we have the expression ‘small talk’, which means to talk to someone about something not important. It is also a way to start a conversation with somebody. If we are at a party, and we see a nice-looking boy or girl, we want to talk to them, don’t we?But people from different cultures might have different feelings. In English-speaking countries, it is common for people to start a conversation with somebody they don’t kno w when they are together in certain situations (情景) such as at the bus stop , on a rainy day or in a long line waiting to buy tickets. And emergencies(突发事件) make people talk —have you ever been in an elevator(电梯) when it stopped and the lights went out?‘Small talk’ is a special language. It is usually a question, and often uses a question tag. We say things like ‘You’re in my maths class, aren’t you?’ Or ‘I wish the bus would come. What about you?’. Small talk helps us pass the time happily and in the dark elevator we might talk to the person stuck (被困) there with us , then we won’t feel so scared!( )1. Animals use languages like humans.( )2. Small talk is usually a question.( )3. Small talk is also used to start a conversation.( )4. Everybody uses small talk in the same way.( )5. It’s possible to start small talk in an elevator.( )6. Sometimes small talk helps us pass the time pleasantly.Passage 2Surfers from all over the world have come to Hawaii for the International Surfing Championship. This is one of the most important surfing events in the world. They’ve brought their long boards, their short boards, and their fans.We w___1_______ them all luck. Here’s some background on the sport: Surfing has long been a tradition (传统) a___2______ the Polynesian people. They have practised the sport on islands in the Pacific Ocean for hundreds of years. The first European to see the sport of surfing was Captain Cook in 1777.Surfing in Hawaii was an especially p___3______ activity. Men, women, and children surfed for pleasure, and they participated (参与) in competitions. Some Hawaiian kings and queens were great surfers. People wrote songs to celebrate surfers’ skills (技术) and bravery (勇气) on the largehigh waves.Surfing b___4_______ an international sport in 1915, when the Olympic 100-meter swimming champion (冠军), Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii, went surfing in front of a crowd in Australia. He took his board into the water and caught a wave. He rode that wave all the w____5________to the beach.. S___6_________ everyone wanted to take part.That’s w___7________ we’re here on this beach today. The surfers here today are all champions. They have ridden the waves on the best beaches around the world in Australia, in South Africa, in Costa Rica. They have all won at least ten international competitions. Who is going to be the best of the best? Stay tuned to（继续收看/听）our programme.1.w___________2.a____________3.p______________4.b____________5. w_____________6. S__________7.w_____________Passage 3羽毛光柔如缎的园丁鸟生活在澳大利亚东部沿岸的森林里。
八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷
永康中学八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷一、完形填空(共30题，30分)AAlthouth it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet（西藏）. Our legs were so heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze（结冰）.However, the lakes 5 like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didn’t need to 6 her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7 us. We were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9 . At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to 10 our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.In the early evening we stopped to 11 . We put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 12 . At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It got very 13 . As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 15 hardly wait to see them!( )1. A. we B. you C. they D. it( )2. A. never B. ever C. even D. yet( )3. A. dressed in B. put on C. taken off D. dressed up ( )4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night( )5. A. shine B. shining C. shines D. shone( )6. A. follow B. encourage C. remind D. discover ( )7. A. looked at B. looked around C. looked for D. looked over ( )8. A. up B. down C. around D. into( )9. A. colder B. drier C. warmer D. wetter ( )10. A. charge B. check C. chase D. change ( )11. A. make beds B. make friends C. make camp D. make money ( )12. A. alive B. alone C. away D. awake ( )13. A. cloudy B. foggy C. noisy D. quiet( )14. A. lie B. lied C. lay D. laid( )15. A. may B. can C. must D. shallBIn the deep parts of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I can’t forget them 16 many years have passed.I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But to tell the truth, he 17 the water. Any kind of 18 ride seemed to give him pleasure. And he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.But I never really liked being on the water. The way my father did. I liked being 19 the water, Moving through it, Having it all around me. I was not a strong swimmer 20 one who learned to swim early, for I had fears. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 21 those summer days with my father, who would come by on a break. I needed him to see 22 I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the 23 person not in swimsuit.After 24 . I would go inside his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk. Where he let me 25 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes I was left alone at his desk while he 26 in the lab. One afternoon an assistant came in and told me not to be playing with my father’s 27 . Just then my father returned. He stopped the assistant and said easily. “Oh, no. 28 .” And sometimes when my fahter wasn’t out, he would hand me coins and tell me to get29a cup of ice cream.A poet once said, “We look at lift once, in childhood; the rest is 30 .” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood ” that decides out memories. But who. in that childhood, look at us.( )16. A. still B. already C. even D. yet( )17. A. escaped B. refused C. praised D. loved ( )18. A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike ( )19. A. on B. off C. by D. in( )20. A. and B. but C. or D. for( )21. A. spending B. wasting C. saving D. running ( )22. A. where B. when C. what D. how ( )23. A. next B. only C. other D. last ( )24. A. finishing B. fishing C. swimming D. working ( )25. A. put up B. play with C. break down D. workout ( )26. A. worked B. would work C.was working D.had worked ( )27. A. fishing net B. office things C.wooden chair D. ball rules ( )28. A. it’s fine B. it’s serious C. its important D. it’s friendly ( )29. A. the poet B. the assistant C. himself D. my self ( )30. A. memory B. purpose C. truth D. practice二、阅读理解（共15题，30分）AThe age for drinking alcohol by law in the United States is twenty-one. A younger person will be punished if he drinks alcohol. However, many students drink alcohol in colleges and universities and they think it is a common part of college social life. Let’s see some numbers from a report, more then seventeen million students get higher education in the United States. Each year, one thousand seven hundred of them die from alcohol-related road accidents. More than six hundred thousand are hurt badly after drinking. And almost seven hundred thousand students are attacked by students who have been drinking.At the University of Oklahoma（俄克拉何马，美国的一个州）, new policies went into effect after a nineteen-year-old student died in 2004. He had been drinking heavily at a party. Now, drinking is not allowed in many situations. Student organizations can sell alcohol only on Friday and Saturday. The first-year students must take an alcohol education program online.The punishments are as follows: With a first strike（违法）, students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alchol education class. For a second time, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means a suspension（暂停，暂时剥夺）for at least one term.Since January of 2005, six hundred thirty-three students have had a first strike. Thrity have had a second strike and one has been suspended. An offcial at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change behavior and the culture at the university.( )1.From the first paragraph, we know that drinking alcohol is not allowed _____.A．if you are a student of a college or a universityB．if you have a carC．if you are a college or university student and you have a carD．if you are 18 years old( )2.From numbers provided by the report we know that _____.A. if you don’t drink in a college or university, everything will be OK.B. you will die or be hurt badly if you drink in a college or in a universityC. even though you don’t drink at all, you may still be hurt by alcoholD. about 3.5% students are hurt badly after drinking in the United States ( )3. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph may mean“road accidents____”A. caused by over-drinking alcoholB. result from careless drivingC. because of bad weatherD. happens between vehicles which carry alcohol( )4. We know that the student who died in 2004 at the university of Oklahoma _____.A.was not allowed to drink alcohol by the universityB. was allowed to drink alcohol only on Friday and SaturdayC. had broken the lawD. might had paid at least seventy-five dollars if he had not died( )5. According to the official at Oklahoma, the aim of the new policies is _____.A. not only to punish but also to change behavior and the culture at theuniversityB. only to change behavior and the culture at the universityC. to punish the students who break the lawD. to get an extra income for the universityBI came to study in a Western country a year ago. Yet I did not know its society until I was injured in a car accident because I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very thankful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him ＄200 for what he had done. I was shocked. He had a good reason to charge me, he said, “if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I needed a doctor to prove my injury to my lawyer. Now that he had found me a doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.”But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stopped treating one as to see another. Yet he charged me ＄115 each time. The final examination report had only ten lines, and it cost me ＄215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he escaped seeing me at all. He knew very well the other person was responsible for the accident , yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was n’t so responsible that I decided to dismiss him. Still he made me pay him ＄770.Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Fearing being too late, I told the insurance the date I was leaving that country, Knowing that, they played for time. Finally I left without being paid.My experiences taught me two things about the reality in some countries:firstly, in a country like this, money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about the Western world, we should see both its good and bad sides.( )6. The underlined wore “charge”in Paragraph 2 means to _______.A. ask for a priceB. stop payingC. pay instead ofD. give some help to( )7. The author’s roommate offered to help him because he ______.A. felt so terribly sorry for the writerB. thought it was a chance to make moneyC. knew the doctor was a very good oneD. wanted the writer to have a good lawyer( )8. A good lawyer is important for the writer to ______.A. be well treated by the doctorB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. get what he should for his injuryD. get well before he leaves that country( )9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer paid his friend ＄200 quickly after the accident.B. The writer dismissed the lawyer without any reasons.C. The writer acted his own lawyer, so he was paid a lot for his injury.D. Both the lawyer and the doctor asked for too much money.( )10. I paid _____ for what my roomate didA. ＄215B. ＄115C. ＄200D. ＄770CMr. King was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.Mr. King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. King said the room would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.Mr. King s oon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room.” he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.”The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, “How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr. King will never know.” So the assist ant returned one dollar to each man.Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had paid nine. There were three men, $ 9Ⅹ3 = $ 27. The assistant kept $ 2.$ 27 + $ 2 = $ 29. Where is the missing dollar?( ) 11. The three men were not happy because _________.A. there was a large meetingB. it was weekendC. there was only one small roomD. they wouldn't have a place to stay ( ) 12. With the help of the manager, the three men ________.A. went to another hotelB. each got a small room for the nightC. stayed together in a small roomD. got a small room Mr. King kept for himself( )13. At first _________.A. $ 27 was paid by the three menB. $ 30 was paid by each of the threeC. $ 25 was paid by the three menD. $10 was paid by each of the three( ) 14 The assistant_______.A. helped the men to divide the moneyB. kept two dollars for himselfC. returned three to the three men and two to the managerD. kept three dollars for himself( )15. Where is the missing dollar?A. there wasn’t any missing dollar.B. It was taken by the assistant, too.C. It was taken by Mr. KingD. It was taken by the three men.三、阅读填空（共10题，20分）请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文章中，使短文内容完整，语句通顺。
八年级英语阅读能力竞赛试题
八年级英语阅读能力竞赛试题（时量：40分钟总分：120分）Name: Class: Score:阅读理解1 Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?”“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”“Who's Fred Smith?”“He's my son.”“Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”（）l. The story happened in ________.A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England（）2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they have a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school（）3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son was going to study in a universityD. her son was very friendly to others（）4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they would say congratulations to her（）5. Which of the following is true? __________.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's wordsB. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too阅读理解2“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 meanings.“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 think, “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 best way 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.（）1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.A. only one meaningB. no meaningsC. many different meaningsD. the same meaning（）2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel（）3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”A. interested inB. angry aboutC. afraid ofD. unhappy with（）4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.A. pleased withB. strange toC. worried aboutD. careful with（）5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems阅读理解3 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old.“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”（）1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.A. close toB. far fromC. hittingD. coming to（）2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.A. 40,000,000,000B. 40,000,000C. 400,000,000D. 4,000,000,000（）3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.A. the trees were afraidB. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC. it was going to rainD. the moving was made by wind（）4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.A. Quite a fewB. someC. FewD. Many（）5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.A. happyB. afraidC. sorryD. angry阅读理解4 Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”“You want us to bring some money for the toys.”“We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’”（）1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?A. Sick children in Children’s HospitalB. Doctors in Children’s Hospital.C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.D. Toys made by the boys and girls.（）2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in thehospital.D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.（）3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’t have ____ to keep the childrenhappy and quiet.A. enough timeB. enough boys and girlsC. get money to buy toys forD. enough doctors（）4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ thesick children.A. give some money toB. make some toys forC. get money to buy toys forD. borrow some toys for（）5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.A. let everyone know her classB. save some money for toysC. make herself famousD. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others 阅读理解5 Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot ofthings. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Nowyou have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things onthe way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the oldman and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticketin all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't findmy ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don'thave to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't findmy ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”（）1. The old man bought a ticket _______.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when the conductor told him to buy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him（）2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check(检查) the ticketsD. to show the tickets（）3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.A. the man was very oldB. he thought the old man had no money with himC. the old man showed him the ticketD. he believed the old man（）4. The old man still looked worried because _________.A. he couldn't get on the train.B. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going（）5. Which of the following is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didn't find his ticketC. The conductor was also an old manD. The old man had to buy another ticket阅读理解6 The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”（）1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____. A. writing B. listening C. using it D. learning grammar（）2. What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistake.B. Write as quickly as you can.C. Laugh more often.D. Speak English as much as you can.（）3. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.A. not careB. be happyC. feel worriedD. be unhappy（）4. When you make a mistake，you should ____.A. keep quietB. keep your sense of humorC. be kindD. get angry（）5. The story tells us：“_____”.A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes阅读理解7 Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't. The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.（）1. White House is a house for ___________.A. the American people.B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C. the presidents of U.S.A.D. the patients of U.S.A.（）2. England fought with America in ____________.A. 1810B. 1812C. 1814D. 1916（）3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.A. it's covered with snowB. the house is very cleanC. the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like white color（）4. The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is oldB. the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint（）5. “ever since”means ___________.A. neverB. onceC. from then onD. before阅读理解8 The aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way，or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason，we can get good result(结果).In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.（）1. The passage tells us ______.A. the importance of readingB. to read in the morningC. to pay attention to the ways of studyingD. to have patience in studying（）2. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. many（）3. We'd better read in the morning because ______.A. it's easy to remember what we have learnedB. the air is fresh and the mind is clearC. it's difficult to get good resultsD. both A and B.（）4. If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read，it is ______.A. easy to understand it wellB. better to get something from itC. impossible for us to get something from itD. possible to learn something from it（）5. In studying we must always ask “whys”in order to ______.A. understand the book wellB. write down the questionsC. do with the new wordsD. get some questions to ask our teachers英语阅读能力竞赛试题（八年级）参考答案阅读理解1 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C阅读理解2 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D阅读理解3 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．A阅读理解4 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D阅读理解5 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B阅读理解6 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D阅读理解7 1．C 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．C阅读理解8 1．C 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A。
八年级英语阅读能力知识竞赛预赛试题与答案
八年级英语阅读能力知识竞赛预赛试题本试卷共65小题，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。
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第一部分：完形填空（30分）I.先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
共2大题，30小题。
AThe outdoor world is full of secrets. And they are 1 interesting that quite a lot of people are 2 studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they 3 and grow are as interesting as anything could be. Do you know that one of 4 presidents of the USA 5 hours and hours studying birds? A businessman near New York became so 6 in insects that he began to get 7 together. He now has more than one thousand different kinds of insects carefully 8 in glass boxes. Come with me, and I will help you find some nature's secrets. Let us go 9 through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells another they are in danger. We shall 10 a mother bear and her young ones as they look for 11 and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know 12 they can find food. I will 13 you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can teach you is to keep eyes and ears 14 when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only 15 people who look and listen carefully.( )1. A. so B. such C. very D. too( )2. A. like B. want C. busy D. expected( )3. A. fly B. live C. speak D. come( )4. A. the greatest B. greater C. greatest D. great( )5. A. took B. spent C. used D. cost( )6. A. busy B. careful C. friendly D. interested( )7. A. it B. whom C. them D. those( )8. A. locked B. put C. kept D. filled( )9. A. quickly B. quietly C. hurriedly D. happily( )10. A. hear B. follow C. help D. catch( )11. A. fruit B. vegetables C. water D. food( )12. A. how B. why C. Where D. when( )13. A. show B. see C. give D. learn( )14. A. closed B. open C. safe D. widely( )15. A. to B. for C. at D. withBTears went out of my eyes when I talked to my parents on the phone. What were they doing when I 16 them? This is what I want to know most. I had supper at five in the dining room. There is no need for me to cook and wash the dishes. 17 , now it is the 18 time for my parents. Dad works from seven in the morning to nine in the evening.Therefore, all of the housework is 19 to my mum alone. She also has to work on the farm besides her own job.Every day she 20 at 4 o’clock in the morning, and then works till dark. One day I called her at 7:30 in the evening. She told me she was 21 on the farm and hadn’t had supper yet. Tears ran down my cheeks.Dear mum, I’ll study hard in the university because I am your 22 . I’ll look after myself because I am 23 to you. I promise you so much but I 24 want you to promise me you will tend yourself and Dad because you are like my blood. I cannot 25 without you.Mum has ever said that the happiest time for Dad and her is when my sister and I come home. We play cards in the room, watch TV or do 26 else we like, with Dad and Mum 27 for delicious food in the kitchen. It is 28 the happiest time for me. I could 29 all the difficulties and unhappiness. The 30 thing to do is to enjoy the time with my parents.Love, sometimes, doesn’t need many words. Love your parents as they love you. Give them a call and tell them you miss them.( )16. A .missed B．met C．called D．saw( )17. A.However B．Indeed C．Instead D．Anyway( )18. A.happiest B．busiest C．hardest D．easiest( )19. A.passed B．handed C．returned D．left( ) 20.A.wakes up B．gets up C．comes home D．gets back( )21. A.yet B．already C．even D．still( )22. A.wish B．expectation C．hope D．desire( )23. A.important B．necessary C．only D．single( )24. A.just B．ever C．never D．seldom( )25 A.work B．study C．play D．live( )26. A.anything B．everything C．something D．nothing( )27. A.eating B．enjoying C．preparing D．having( )28. A.too B．also C．either D．neither( )29. A.avoid B．escape C．forget D．hide( )30. A.very B．last C．only D．best第二部分：阅读（70分）I I. 阅读理解：读A、B、C、D、E五篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读F、G两篇短文，将其选项中的五个句子还原到短文当中。
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初二英语阅读竞赛试题完型填空(每题1.5分)(A)“Wanted by the FBI(联邦调查局)”.To the murderer,or the bank robber,these are the most 1words in the world.When the criminal hears2,he/she knows that lots of trained persons are3him/her.They know every trick that the criminal knows and many more.If he/she makes just one 4,they’ll get him/her.That’s5the criminal who is hunted can’t sleep well.That’s why he/she becomes6.When he/she makes a mistake,he/she will not be wanted by the FBI any longer.He/She will be caught.The FBI began in1924.Attorney General(司法部长)Harlan F Stone chose J Edgar Hoover,a young lawyer(律师）in the Department of Justice(司法部),to head the new agency.“What we need 7a new kind of police force,”he said.“Criminals today are smart.We8beat them in old ways.We have to9officers to work scientifically.”J Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans.He chose his men10.They had to be 11the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five.He wanted only people with good manners and good12.They would have to meet all kinds of people13they worked as his officers.Hoover wanted people who could use a teacup as14as a gun.He chose people 15carefully that he made the FBI the hardest service in the world to get into.The FBI cannot help in every crime.It can look into only certain crimes against the government.Solving all the other crimes is the duty of local police forces.()1. A.exciting B.frightening C.interesting D.surprising()2. A.it B.him C.her D.them()3. A.after B.near C.before D.beside()4. A.joke B.story C.trick D.mistake()5. A.how B.why C.when D.where()6. A.excited B.generous C.nervous D.relaxed()7. A.is B.are C.was D.were()8. A.can’t B.mustn’t C.may not D.shouldn’t()9. A.ask B.advise C.help D.train()10. A.quickly B.slowly C.carefully D.carelessly()11. A.at B.between C.from D.over()12. A.appearance B.character C.humour D.mood()13. A.if B.though C.when D.while()14. A.often B.quickly C.soon D.well()15. A.too B.very C.so D.such(B)With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building.He held up a sign which said，"I 'm blind,please help."Only a few people put16in the hat.A man was walking by.He17some coins into the hat.He then turned the sign18.wrote some words,put the sign back and left. Soon the hat began to fill up.A lot more people19to give money to the blind boy.That afternoon the man came to see20things were.The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声)and asked,"Were you the one who21my sign this morning?What did you write?"The man said,"I only wrote the truth.I said what you said but in a22way."What he had written was,"Today is a beautiful day,23I cannot see it."Both the24told people that the boy was blind.But the first sign simply25 people to help by throwing some money into the26.The second one,however,told people that they were able to enjoy the27of the day,but the boy couldn't28he was blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn29this story.First,be thankful for whatyou have.Someone else has less.Help them if you can.30,be creative.Think differently. There is always a better way!()16.A.eggs B.coins C.toys D.pencils()17.A.got B.lost C.took D.dropped(18.A.on B.off C.back D.around()19.A.asked B.began C.hoped D.continued()20.A.how B.what C.whose D.which()21.A.put B.found C.changed D.cleaned()ual B.simple C.different D.dangerous()23.A.as B.so C.for D.but()24.A.signs B.men C.boys D.lessons()25.A.told B.took C.helped D.ordered()26.A.bag B.hat C.pocket D.basket()27.A.food B.songs C.beauty D.pictures()28.A.because B.unless C.before D.though()29.A.about B.with C.from D.except()30.A.First B.Second C.Third D.Fourth阅读理解:(每题1.5分)(1)In China,children like to sing a lovely little song.“Little swallow,wears bright clothes,and comes here every spring.”But have you ever wondered where all the swallows go during the cold winter?Like many other animals,swallows will fly south when days turn cold leaves begin to fall from trees.They travel many miles to find a warmer winter.This type of travel is called migration. Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold.About600out9,000kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.Many birds don’t like the cold weather.They need food,but plants die and insects hide in winter. So,they will only come home the next year,when there will be lots of food for them to eat.But the trip is often hard and not safe.Many birds fly in groups and make noises.Cranes fly in groups like the letter V,or in a row.Others travel in pairs or alone.Some can travel a very long way.They fly between lands.For example,the Arctic tern can travel 20,100kilometres.They build a home near the North Pole,go to the Antarctica in autumn,and then come back in spring.How do the birds find their way?They look at things like the sun,moon and stars.They never gotlost.()31.Birds usually live in_____and come back in_____.A.autumn,springB.spring,autumnC.autumn,winterD.winter,spring()32.These birds migrate mainly because______during winter.A.they like to migrateB.it is too coldC.other big birds eat themD.there’s no much food for them()33.The trip is hard and not safe,so many birds travel in______.A.aloneB.groupsC.pairsD.itself()34.Birds find their way by______.A.following the windB.listening to noises other birds make.C.looking at some certain things.D.looking at clouds()35.What can we learn from the passage?A.All the birds like to migrate.B.Animals are born naturally to be able to suit themselves to the environment.C.Many birds often migrate because they like travelling very much.D.More and more animals are losing their living areas.(2)American and British people both speak English of course.But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.First of all,they sound very different.Often,Americans don’t say each word separately.They say words together.Americans may say“I dun no”instead of“I don’t know”.Or they may say “Whaddya say?”instead of“What did you say?”However,the British are more careful.They usually say all the words and keep them separate.Sound is not only the difference.Words sometimes have different meanings too.For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different.Americans drive trucks,but in England people drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries.In England,if you are going to telephone your friends,you“phone them up”.In America,you“give them a call”.When you are saying goodbye in England you might say“Cheerio!”In America you might say“See you later.”There’re also some differences in grammar.For example,Americans usually use the helping verb “do”when they ask a question.They say“Do you have a storybook?”But the British often leave out the helping verb.They say“Have you a storybook?”Most languages are like nguages change over time.When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways.This is what has happened to English.It can also happen to other languages,such as French.Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.()36.What does the word“separately”mean in this passage?It means“_____”.A.含糊地B.快速地C.分开地D.简略地()37.The vocabulary for cars and driving is_____.A.an example of British EnglishB.an example of American EnglishC.the same in America and EnglandD.not the same in America and England()nguages_____.A.are always changing as time passesB.keep unchanged even if（即使）time changesC.are the same in all placesD.are easy to learn()39.Which of the following is right?A.American people usually say“I don’t know”instead of“I dun no”.B.There are four differences between American and British English.C.Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.D.When people live in different places,the language is in the same way.()40.This passage is mainly about_____.A.English vocabularyB.how American sounds are different from British soundsC.the way the British say wordsD.some differences between American and British English短文填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整通顺。