八年级英语阅读竞赛试题

1、八年级英语阅读竞赛试题A Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes(雪花)falling.Ever wanted to hold them in your hands?They are always lost when they meet your hands.Well,this isnt just a problem for you.It was a problem for Wilson Bentley,too.In the 1870s,Wilson Bentley was just a teenager.His family lived in a

2、 small town in northeast America.Winters there were long and hard.Bentleys mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didnt go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mothers books.But it was his mothers microscope (显微镜) that interested him. When t

3、he other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope.The boy thought t

4、hey were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldnt draw them all.How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera.The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didnt agree. He thought the w

5、hole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming. But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It w

6、as the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later. For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley.根据短文，选择最佳答案：( )1. The best title for this passage is _. A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake Boy C. Long and Hard Winter

7、s D. Teenage Photographer( )2. We can tell from the story that Bentleys father was _. A. a farmer B. a funny man C. an athletic man D. a school teacher( )3. Which of the following statements about Bentley is true? A. He didnt get any kind of education as a child. B. He was born into a rich family. C

8、. He was the first person to take photos of snowflakes. D. He was fascinated by the beauty of snowflakes.( )4. What kind of person do you think Bentley was? A. He was outgoing. B. He was too serious. C. He was interested in learning. D. He was very warm-hearted.( )5. The “ice crystals” in the third

9、paragraph refers to “_”. A. water drops B. rain drops C. flowers D. snowflakesBThe sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side. At night, you can see the stars(星星). The stars are in

10、 the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you cant see them. When night come, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things lo

11、ok much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer(近)to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger. ( )1When it is night, the sun _ . A. doesnt shine B. shines for a short time C. disappears(消失) D. shines on the other side of the earth( )2We cant see the stars in the sky at daytime(白天)bec

12、ause _ . A. there are no stars there B. the stars are much smaller than the sun C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见) D. the stars come out only at night( )3The stars look small because _ . A. they are far away B. they are small C. they have no light D. they are in the sky( )4Sma

13、ll things may look _ when they are close. A. biggerB. smallC. nearD. far away( )5The sun looks bigger than other stars because _ . A. its bigger B. its far away in the sky C. it gives much bright light D. its closer to the earth than other starsC The best way of learning a language is using it. The

14、best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up(混合) and people wont understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldnt understand them. But if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the m

15、istakes. Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is :” Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”( )1. The writer thinks that the best way for y

16、ou to learn a language is _ A. writing it B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar( )2. What should you do in learning English? A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B. Write as quickly as you can C. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often( )3. When people laugh at your mistakes, y

17、ou should _ A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy( )4. When you make s mistake, you should _ A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor( )5. The story tells us :“_”. A.Only foolish(愚蠢) people make mistakes B.Few people make mistakes C.People never make mistakes

18、 D.There is no one who doesnt make mistakesDOnce an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine wont help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.”After a mo

19、nth the man came to the doctor again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ Im glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”( )1. The doctor told the man _ A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above( )2. Which of the following sentences is true? A.The doctor told the man to visit a beauti