八年级英语阅读能力竞赛试题.doc

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八年级英语阅读能力竞赛试题
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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. America　B. France　C. Germany　D. England
　　（ ）2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
　　A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farm
　　C. they have a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school
　　（ ）3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
　　A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome
　　C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
　　（ ）4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
　　A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her
　　C. she hoped to make all the people happy
　　D. 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 words
　　B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
　　C. 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 meaning B. no meanings C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
　　（ ）2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
　　A. see　　 B show　　 C. know　　 D. feel
　　（ ）3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”
　　A. interested in　　 B. angry about C. afraid of 　 D. unhappy with
　　（ ）4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
　　A. pleased with　　 B. strange to C. worried about　　 D. careful with
（ ）5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.　　
　　A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting
　　C. can make your life colourful D. 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 to　 B. far from　 C. hitting　 D. coming to
　　（ ）2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
　　A. 40,000,000,000 　　 B. 40,000,000 C. 400,000,000 　　 D. 4,000,000,000
　　（ ）3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.
　　A. the trees were afraid　
　　B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
　　C. it was going to rain　 D. the moving was made by wind
　　（ ）4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.
　　A. Quite a few 　B. some 　C. Few 　D. Many
　　（ ）5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
　　A. happy 　　 B. afraid 　　 C. sorry 　　 D. 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 Hospital B. 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 the hospital.
　　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 children happy and quiet.
　A. enough time 　　B. enough boys and girls
　C. get money to buy toys for 　D. enough doctors
（ ）4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.
　A. give some money to 　　 B. make some toys for
　　C. get money to buy toys for 　 D. borrow some toys for
　　（ ）5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.
　　A. let everyone know her class B. save some money for toys C. make herself famous D. 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 of things 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，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the 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 old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my 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't have 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 find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”
（ ）1. The old man bought a ticket _______.
A. after he got on the train B. before he got on the train
　　C. when the conductor told him to buy one
D. when he found he had no ticket with him
　　（ ）2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.
　A. to buy the tickets　　　 B. to look for the tickets
　　C. to check(检查) the tickets　 D. 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 old B. he thought the old man had no money with him
　C. the old man showed him the ticket D. 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 money
　　C. he thought his wife would get angry with him D. he forgot where he was going
（ ）5. Which of the following is right?
　A. The old man went on the trip with his wife B. The old man didn't find his ticket
　C. The conductor was also an old man D. 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 care　 B. be happy　 C. feel worried D. be unhappy
　　（ ）4. When you make a mistake，you should ____.
　A. keep quiet　　B. keep your sense of humor C. be kind　　D. get angry
　　（ ）5. The story tells us：“_____”.
A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes B. Few people make mistakes
　　C. People never make mistakes D. 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. 1810　　　B. 1812　　C. 1814　　　 D. 1916
　　（ ）3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.
A. it's covered with snow B. the house is very clean
　　C. the stone walls of the house were painted white D. they like white color
　　（ ）4. The White House was painted white because ____________.
　A. the house is old　　 B. the house is new
　　C. it was once on fire and was with marks D. they have enough paint
（ ）5. “ever since” means ___________.
　　A. never　　 B. once　　C. from then on　　D. 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 reading B. to read in the morning
　　C. to pay attention to the ways of studying
　　D. to have patience in studying
　　（ ）2. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.
　A. three　　　B. four　　C. five　　D. many
　　（ ）3. We'd better read in the morning because ______.
　　A. it's easy to remember what we have learned
　　B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
　　C. it's difficult to get good results D. 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 well B. better to get something from it
　 C. impossible for us to get something from it
　　D. possible to learn something from it
　　（ ）5. In studying we must always ask “whys”in order to ______.
　　A. understand the book well B. write down the questions
　　C. do