八年级英语阅读能力竞赛

1、八年级英语阅读能力竞赛学校_班级_姓名_成绩_一、 阅读短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（20分） （A） An old woman opens her window and looks out._1_fine day! But _2_a man in the front garden. The old woman _3_him and says, “Hes eating grass. Why?” She goes _4_into the garden and says to him, “Are you _5_hungry?”The man says,

2、 “Yes, I am. Im a poor man .I have nothing _6_ my breakfast , and Im hungry now .”The old woman says to him, “Come to _7_back door of my house.” The man is happy and then goes _8_ her. She_9_the back door and says to the poor man, “Look, the grass is _10_here behind the house.”()1. A.WhatB.HowC.What

3、 a D.How a()2. A.has B.there is C. have D.there are()3. A.looks at B.look like C.looks after D.looks()4. A.up B.down C.in D.out()5. A.little B.very C.many D.lot()6. A.for B.about C.to D.of()7. A.a B.an C.the D./()8. A.with B.and C.on D.over()9. A.closes B.opens C.turns on D.turn off()10. A.long B.lo

4、nger C.longest D.thelongest(B)The_1_in England is very different from our Chinese food. For example, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat _2_ every day. They have bread _3_breakfast and usually for one other meal. They eat bread with butter, _4_cheese or jam(果酱).Cheese and butter are made fr

5、om _5_. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or _6_, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their _7_, too. They are the worlds biggest tea _8_. They dont eat much rice. And they like meat or fish with _9_ and other vegetables. They serve（开饭，上菜） all these together. After

6、the main meal the always have _10_ sweet. They call this dessert （甜点）.They dont have dumplings in England.( )1. A. apples B. tea C.food D.first( )2. A. it B.them C.one D.they( )3. A. to B. with C.on D.for( )4. A. maybe B. be C.may D.may be( )5. A.milk B.cow C.meat D.bread( )6. A.hot B.many C.much D.

7、bread( )7. A.milk B.tea C.coffee D.meat( )8. A.makers B.buyers C.drinkers D.sellers( )9. A.tomatoesB.bananas C.pears D.potatoes( )10.A.something B.anythingC.everything D.nothing二，左栏是5位读者的需要，右栏是8个书名，请为每位读者推荐一本合适的书，并将答案的字母编号填写在题前的括号内。（10分）( ) 1.Today people write to, even A. talk to others on the comp

8、uter.Nancy wants to learn more about it. B. ( ) 2.Mary is good mother.She believeseating the right food is important. She likes to help her children growC. better by eating the right food.( ) 3.Kevin often sits at his desk, D. studying all night, but he still getspoor grades. He hopes to do better E

9、. in the tests.( ) 4.Bobs sister wants him to F. move to New York. But he isnt sure if that is a good idea. G. He needs to know more about the country.H. ( ) 5.Amy is worried that there are too many used bags. She doesnt know what to do with them.三、阅读理解。（60分） （A）Tom likes playing football. He never

10、does his homework after school, so he isnt good at his lessons. His parents dont know about it. Yesterday afternoon Miss King gave the school reports to the class. She said,“Ask your parents to sign(签名) on them and bring them back to me tomorrow.”Tom never wants his parents to sign on his report. He

11、 was late for class this morning. Miss King asked, “Why are you late again, Tom?”“Bad news and good news, madam. ”“Whats the bad news? ”“Our house was on fire(着火) last night.”“Im so sorry. Are you all right? ”“Yes, thanks. This is the good news. My family ran out safely. But I forgot to take my repo

12、rt out. ”“Is this the bad news?” asked Miss King.阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（ ）1._,so he isnt good at his lessons.A. Tom likes playing footballB. Tom is often late for classC. Tom never does his homeworkD. Tom never listens to his teachers in class（ ）2.Tom isnt good at his lessons, so _.A. he does

13、nt like to go to schoolB. he doesnt show his report to his parentsC. he often signs on his reportD. he doesnt give his report to Miss King（ ）3. Yesterday Miss King told the class_.A. not to be late for classB. to take their homework homeC. to get up early in the morningD. to ask their parents to sig

14、n on the reports（ ） 4. _, Miss King feels sorry.A. Toms house was on fire yesterdayB. Tom is late againC. Toms family are all rightD. Tom doesnt bring his report to school（ ） 5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Tom has two pieces of news.B. Tom is late for class today.C. Tom forgets to take his

15、 report out.D. Tom didnt show his report to his parents yesterday.（B）Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Most people feel that they are poor without cars. Though he is poor, he doesnt feel really poor when he has a car.Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars. Maybe,

16、 he didnt know how much the car was going to affect(影响) the United States. The cars made the United States a country on wheels(轮子). And they have helped to make the United States a rich and modern country.The car has become popular in the United States today. The country is a very large one. The Ame

17、ricans like to move around in it. It is the easiest and cheapest to travel in cars. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。（ ）6. In the United States _.A. most people are too poor to buy cars.B. poor people wouldnt like to buy carsC. all th

18、e poor people have carsD. people think they are not rich if they dont have cars() 7. What was Henry Ford?A. He was a car maker C.He was a car driver.B. He was a car seller D.He was a traveler in a car.()8.According to （根据） the writer, cars in the United States_. A. are the nicest B.run fastest C.mak

19、e the country richer D.make the country beautiful()9. The Americans like to move in cars because_A. there are no trains in the United StatesB. cars can take them to any place they want to goC. it doesnt take them too much money to travel in cars.D. both B and C()10. Which is the best title(标题)? A. A

20、 Country on Wheels B. A Rich and Modern Country C. Making Cars D. Travelling in Cars( C )Mr.Cook works in a hospital. His medical skill（医术） is good and a lot of people ask him to look them over and he gets more money than any other doctor does. One day he bought a new beautiful house and moved into

21、it soon. That evening he held a party near his garden and all his friends came to congratulate him. They were all very happy and sang and danced until late at night. And when his friends left, he went to bed and soon went to sleep.But his wife woke him up after half an hour. “Listen,dear!”said the w

22、oman . “The water is leaking(漏) in the toilet. I cant go to sleep for it. Call the worker to come to mend it.” Mr. Cook had to do as she told.But the telephone call made the worker angry. “It s two in the night.sir!” shouted the worker.” Ive never gone to mend anything late at night!” “Does it have

23、anything to do with(与.有关) the time?”asked Mr.Cook.“Wouldnt you ask me to go to your house if your son were ill at two or three in the night?” “Well, then,”said the worker. “Now let me tell you a way . Put two aspirins into the flush tank（水箱）. Call me tomorrow mornig if it feels unwell still!”阅读上面的短文

24、，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。()11.Mr.Cook went to sleep soon that night because_.A. he was very tired B.he had drunk too muchC.he went to bed too late D.he had taken some medicine.()12.Mrs.Cook couldnt go to sleep because_A. she had never lived in a beautiful house beforeB. the water was leaking in the toi

25、let.C. She was quite excited that nightD. She was worried about the flush tank()13.The worker wouldnt go to mend the flush tank because _A. he didnt know Mr.CookB. Mr.Cook could do it himselfC. He could teach Mr.Cook how to mend itD. He didnt think it was serious()14.The word“aspirin” in the story m

26、eans a kind of _A.food B.drink C.medicine D.vegetables()15. Which of the following is true?A. The workers children werent illB. The worker failed in his duty that nightC. The worker was an able doctor,tooD. The worker hadnt got any children.( D )Old Green had a look at the box on the ground, which w

27、as still empty. It meant he begged（乞讨）no coin in the morning. He looked up and the clock on the Bank Building showed a quarter to twelve. He picked up the box and went to the Crown Hotel. There were some cars in front of it .He put the box near the garden .A policeman came to him and let him go. He

28、had to leave and hide himself at the corner.The sun was shining brightly. More and more cars came and parked. The men and women in beautiful clothes went in the dining room. But the policeman still stood near the gate. The old man couldnt go close to them at all. He was disappointed(失望的)and was leav

29、ing .Just at the moment he saw the policeman went in the hotel. He stopped to go there quickly and an expensive car stopped and an old woman got off.“Please do me a favour（恩惠）, madam!” said Old Green. “My sick wife is hungry at home.”The old woman seemed not to hear him and went on. The old man adde

30、d, “Maybe I can do something for you and all the members of your family some time.”“Oh?” the old woman stopped to ask. “What do you do?”“A gravedigger(掘墓人)，madam,” was a reply.阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。()16. Old Green begged money _ at first that morning. A. not far from the hotel B. at the corne

31、r of the street C. near the Bank Building D. in front of the dining room.()17. Old Green went to the Crown Hotel to _. A. beg for some food B. beg some money C. wait for the old woman D. beg some medicine for his wife()18. Old Green hid himself at the corner because_.A. he was afraid the policeman c

32、ould see himB. it was necessary for the rich to pass thereC. he felt cool there D. he hoped to rest()19. Old Green went to the dining room quickly_.A. when he saw the old womanB. as soon as the dinner beganC. before the dinner was overD. after the policeman left()20. Hearing Old Green,_.A. the old w

33、oman would be happyB. the old woman would be angryC. the old woman wouldnt mind itD. the old woman would leave in a hurry( E )The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not invented earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo

34、da Vinci(列奥拉多达芬奇) had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced until long after he died.A person riding a bicycle uses very little energy(能源) to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution(污染) at all when you are riding ,Even

35、 so, in developed countries ,most pepole dont travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel tired if they ride to work. Its because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes more dangerous to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people

36、 put their bicycles away and go to work in their cars and , in this way , the situation(情形) is made more seriously. Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths(开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make it so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the

37、 city that they will go back to using their bicycles.阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。()21. The writer thinks_.A. Da Vinci was a real inventor of a bicycleB. Bicycles had appeared in Da Vincis works before they were inventedC. Da Vinci tried to produce a real bicycleD. Da Vinci was the greatest inventor

38、 in the world()22. The passage tells us_.A. riding a bicycle can save energyB. a bicycle is much cheaper than a carC. people riding a bicycle can keep healthyD. bicycles can make the roads safer()23. The people in the developed countries think_, so they would not ride bicycles.A. they are very busy

39、all the timeB. they have enough money to buy carsC. it is dangerous to ride bicycles in the busy roadsD. they should go to their offices on time()24. Some people think_.A. bicycles are too heavy to rideB. bicycles are too expensiveC. bicycles go very slowlyD. it is safer to create paths only for bic

40、ycles()25. The drivers will use bicycles_.A. if it is too difficult and expensive to drive in the citiesB. if the cars are too expensive to buyC. if bicycles are given to people for nothingD. if the roads in the cities get wider and wider( F )Long before dinosaurs lived on the earth, the cockroach (

41、蟑螂) was there. It stayed through the millions of years. After the dinosaurs had died out, the cockroach still lived on.You can find cockroaches everywhere. They live in the hot sands of the Sahara Desert(撒哈拉沙漠) or in the freezing cold lands of countries far north. They not only live indoors(在室内) but also outdoors. They have been living in the forests or fields. Lately they have found a new home in TV sets, where the parts keep them warm and they can find wax(蜡) to eat.The cockroach will eat just about anything.It even eats the eggs of other