黄田中学八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷
Class __________ Name ___________ Score ____________
（1）
读图表，回答问题
Live Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
| PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 June PRICE: $100---150 TIME: 10 p. m. till late! |
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from English will be given.
| PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10---20 May PRICE: $150 TIME: 7---10 p.m. TEL: |
Shows – Anhui Museum
There are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.
| PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar.—30 Jun. PRICE: $60($30 for students) TIME: Monday-Friday 9 am—5 pm TEL: Weekends 9 am—9pm |
Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels
| SUN HOTEL Dates Prices ( a night ) 1 Oct.—31 Dec $168 1 Jan. ---31 Mar. $ 148 1 Apr---30 Apr(closed) ---- 1 May---31 May $ 188 1 Jun. ---30 Sep. $ 208 | ROSE HOTEL Prices ( a night) $198 $178 ---- $218 $248 |
Tel: E-mail: Li Hong @163.com
( )1.If you want to watch dancing, you can call ______________.
A. B. C. D.
( )2.You can see the whole of Chinese history at in April in
Anhui Museum.
A.3pm every day B.9pm from Monday to Friday
C. 7am at weekends D.7pm every day
( )3. You can enjoy ________ at Jack Stein’s.
A. American jazz B. Scottish dancing
C. 12,000 pieces on show D. yourself all night
( ) 4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for __________ months of the year.
A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve
( )5. You have $148, and you can _______ in May.
A. listen to jazz B. watch Scottish dancing
C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night
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One day a visitor came to Walley’s house. “I am your cousin from London,” he said, “and I have brought you a goose to celebrate the visit.” Walley was very excited. He asked his wife to cook the goose and made a fine dinner.
The next day another visitor arrived. “I’m the friend of the man who brought you the goose.” He said. Wally invited him in and gave him a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who brought the goose. Again Wally invited him for a meal. However, he was getting annoyed. His house seemed to be a restaurant.
Another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who brought the goose. Wally invited him to eat dinner with him. His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? “asked the visitor. “It tastes just like warm water.” “Ah!” said Wally, “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the goose.”
( ) 6. How many of the visitors brought a goose?
A.1 B.3 C.4
D.2
( ) 7. Guess the meaning of “annoyed” according to the passage.
A. 烦恼 B. 高兴 C. 愤怒 D. 喜欢
( ) 8. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Wally knew the first visitor.
B. The second visitor is the friend of the first visitor.
C. The last visitor didn’t drink the soup of the goose.
D. The last visitor drank the soup.
( ) 9. Why did Wally get angry?
A. He didn't like eating goose.
B. The visitors ate his four geese.
C. The first visitor brought a goose, but the others didn’t bring
anything.
D. His house seemed to be a restaurant.
( ) 10. How did Wally solve the problem?
A. He served soup, but it tasted of nothing, so that no visitors
Would like to come to his house again.
B. He served good soup, so that everyone would want to eat at his house.
C. He opened a restaurant. D. He didn’t serve the last visitor.
（3）
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he
finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten
o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick
supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs
is satisfied with him.
One day, on his
way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house,
she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked
about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a
long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl.
“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack.
“Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began
to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted
downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping
upstairs?”
（ ） 11. Jack was ________
when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
（ ） 12. The
old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B.
he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he
gets home on time
（ ）13. From
the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague C. aunt D. wife
（ ）14. The
word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
（ ）15. Jack
stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
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When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
1) Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!
2) Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
3) Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
4) Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
5) Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
6) Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.
16. This passage may be taken from .
A. a science book B. a story book C. a magazine D. school rules
17. According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will .
A. be special B. be sure C. feel nice D. be remembered
18. What do the underlined words in 4) “a sense of accomplishment” mean?
A. 成就感 B. 忧伤感 C. 挫折感 D. 信任感
19. Which of the following should you say “NO” to when you are unhappy?
A. You should always look for the good things of others.
B. Stay alone at home as much as possible.
C. Learn something new and go for it!
D. Keep a diary to express your feelings.
20. The best title（标题） for the passage is .
A. Do Your Best B. Six Ways to Feel Good about Yourself
C. It’s Never too Late to Learn D. Always Smile to Yourself
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Mr. 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 soon 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 assistant 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?
( ) 21.
The three men were not happy because _________.
A. there was a
large meeting B. it was weekend
C. there was only one small room D. they wouldn't have a place to stay
( ) 22.
With the help of the manager, the three men ________.
A.
went to another hotel
B. each got a small room for
the night
C. stayed
together in a small room
D. got a small room Mr. King
kept for himself
( )23.
At first _________.
A. $
27 was paid by the three men B. $ 30 was paid by each of the three
C. $ 25 was paid by the three men D. $10 was paid by each of the three
( ) 24.
The assistant_______.
A. helped the men to
divide the money B. kept two dollars for himself
C. returned three to
the three men and two to the manager
D. kept three dollars for himself
( )25.
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. King
D. It was taken by the three men.
(6)
My grandfather was a fine man. I love him very much. But one day I told him a lie. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.
Grandfather was not cross with me
"Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof".
Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said, “My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him."
I knew at once what he was telling me. I had often heard the old saying," A lie is a jump from the top of a house"
I said nothing .But I felt like crying.
The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid it might be there a long time. I had to do something!
At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went to him and put my face on his arm.
"Grandfather," I said," I will not tell a lie again. We don't need the ladder now."
Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. "Take the ladder away," he said,"My boy does not jump from the tops of houses."
His words made me happy once again.
（ ）26.From the reading we cannot know _____.
A. whether the boy told a lie B. what the lie was
C. what Grandfather did with the boy D. how the story ended
（ ）27.The word "cross" in the reading means _____.
A. angry B. surprised C. happy D. kind
（ ）28.Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to ____.
A. see whether the boy could jump from the top of a house
B. help the boy to climb to the top of the house
C. let the boy know it was wrong to tell a lie
D. make the boy cry.
（ ）29."What would people think about the ladder?”shows the boy was afraid people would _______.
A. know what had happened B. take the ladder away
C. come to clean the roof D. come to take care of Grandfather
（ ）30.At the end of the story the result is _______.
A. untrue B. sad C. not clear D. enjoyable
(7)
Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries’ spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony but others liked the plum blossom. They couldn’t agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.
People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.
a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.
b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.
c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.
d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, you’re paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus. The seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.
So you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s one of the cheapest.
·Fill a box half-way with sand.
·Put the flowers on top of the sand.
·Put the box in a warm, dry place.
·Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.
·Take them out and they will be dry.
( )31.The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means .
A．the flowers of the country B．the flowers of the season
C．the most beautiful flowers D．the strongest flowers
( )32．People usually choose their own “national flower” according to（根据）the flower’s .
A．smell B．shape C．color D．meaning
( )33．The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because .
A．no flower can show China’s spirit
B．China hasn’t talked about choosing one
C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower
D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower
( )34．You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because .
A．the flowers are easy to dry
B．the farmer will also ask you to pay
C．the flowers are expensive to buy
D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful
( )35．Sand drying is everything here in the following but .
A．easy B．clean C．old D．cheap
(8)
A middle school student was forced to have his long hair cut off in a middle school in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It was being talked a lot among teachers and students in Foshan city.
All schools have their own rules. In most schools, boy students are not allowed to wear long hair while girls are not allowed to dye their hair. And most school rules say that students should wear their school uniforms at school. No students can disobey these rules so that students can grow healthily at school.
Most students are for these rules. But some students disagree them strongly. They think that boy students wear long hair doesn’t mean that they are not good students. Teenagers want to show of their own personality. They like fashion. They admire famous stars, even the stars’ hairstyle and clothes.
A girl student thinks that she looks much more beautiful when she wears brown hair. So she had her dark hair dyed brown one day. When she went back to school the next day, the teacher of her class got very angry with her. When she was asked why she had her hair dyed, she just answered, “I like it.” She says that she works hard at her lessons and does well in every subject. She just doesn’t know why the teacher doesn’t allow her to dye her hair while women teachers can dye their long hair. Some boys think that their stars often wear long hair, so they think that they will look cool too if they wear long hair and wear the hairstyle like their favorite stars.
It is not wrong for teenagers to admire stars, wear their favorite clothes or hairstyle. However, a school has its own rules for all the students to follow so that the school can be in good order. Students should not break the rules at school. But if they are outside school, they have their right to wear what they like.
（ ）36. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Schoolboys and Schoolgirls. B. School rules.
C. Students and famous stars. D. Hairstyle and clothes.
（ ）37.What does the word “dye” probably mean?
A. 死 B.染 C. 剪 D.扎
（ ）38. Which of the following may be NOT a school rule?
A. Students can’t wear necklaces (项链). B. School girls can’t dye their hair.
C. School boys can’t wear long hair. D. Women teachers can’t dye their hair.
（ ）39. Why can’t the students break the school rules?
A. School should be in good order.
B. If they students break the school rules, they may become bad.
C. The teachers want the students to grow healthily.
D. All the above.
40. Write two rules of your school (You can’t write those which were mentioned in the passage.)
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②
任务型阅读（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
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这是一个单词纸牌游戏。请人在阅读短文后，根据文章所描述的步骤，重新排列A、B、C、D四张图片，并学做游戏。
This is one of most favorite games among children. To play this game we should make 26 cards. On each of these cards we write an English letter. And here is an example to show you how we play it:
●First, before we start to play, we decide what the game will be about. For example, we choose to play flowers.
●Next. One of us will mix (混合) the cards and turn (翻转) the one top of them. If the letter on the card happens to (凑巧) be R, we will try to think of a flower which begins with R， like rose, as quickly as we can.
●Then the one who first gives the name of the flower will win the card with R on it. This is done with each of the twenty-six cards.
●In the end the person who has more cards wins the game.
Put the pictures above in right order.
41、 42、 43、 44、
Now let’s play this game.
If we choose to play colors, and you happen to get the card with Bon it, what word can you think of?
45、
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下面是Simon 先生对三组不同年龄段的孩子看电视习惯的调查记录。阅读调查记录后，请你根据记录内容，完成后面的表格，并为表格写一个简短的标题。
| I asked children about their TV watching habits(习惯) in three different groups—from four to six, from seven to twelve and from thirteen to sixteen. The children in the first group watch TV for an average(平均) of two hours in the day and an average of one hour at night. The children in the second group watch it for an average of two and a half hours at night. The children in the third group watch it for an average of one and a half hours at night. Cartoons are the favorites shows of the first group. The favorite show second groups are TV plays and the favorite shows of the third group are quiz programmers. Simon |
A、根据调查记录，完成表格。
| Age | Average Hours of Watching TV In the day | Average Hours of Watching TV at night | Favorite shows |
| Four to six | 46、 | One | Cartoons |
| 47、 | / | Two and a half | 48、 |
| Thirteen to sixteen | / | 49、 | Quiz programmer |
B、请为表格写一个简短的标题。
50、
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你会上网寻找自己需要的信息吗？请要根据Alice, Kate, Tom, Harry, Dick的需求，向他们推荐合适的网站，并将网站的序号分别填入答题卷的相应空格内。（本题提供六个网站的信息，你只能选五个，多选不给分。）
Here are some websites to choose from:
A、www.NBA.com-Houston Rockets: The latest news about Rockets basketball players.
B、www.cmphoto.ocm: Pictures about News, famous people, big events…
C、www.wordpollution.net: Introduction to air pollution, health effects, and environment protection…
D、www.FA.com: Official Website of the England. Team, The FA Cup and football in England.
E、www.amazon.com: Online shopping of books, DVDs, cards, shoes, sporting goods…
F、www.crawfurd.dk//travel: About traveling around the world, the weather, the people, the places of interest…
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51、Alice 52、Kate 53、Tom
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54、Harry 55、Dick
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John: Good morning.
Waiter: Good morning. Can I help you?
John: Yes, I’d like a chicken sandwich,
Cheeseburger and a small salad, please.
Waiter: For here or to go?
John: For here.
Waiter: Anything to drink?
John: Could I have a cola, please?
Waiter: Yes. What size?
John: Large.
Waiter: Anything else?
John: No, that’s all.
Waiter: OK. Wait a minute.
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