初二英语Go for it读写能力竞赛试卷

2007年初二英语读写能力竞赛试卷一、从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（每小题1分，共15分） Istoodinthedoorway,watchingmyolderbrothercarefullyputtingclothesintohisbag.Icougheduneasily.Finally1thatIwasthere,Rockyturnedtowardmewithasadsmile. “I’m2tomorrow,”hesaid. “Iknow.”My3wasalmostawhisper（低声）.Iwas4atmyselfforbeingsoweak,butIwasn’tabouttocry. “My5isearly,sothereisstill6timetocometotheairport,”hesaid.Seeingthe7lookonmyface,hequicklyadded,“Ipromise(答应)Iwon’tleavewithoutsayinggoodbye.” Itriedtosay8,butdidn’t.It’salways9tokeepquietifyou’reabouttocry.“Youpromisedyouwouldn’tcry,”hesaidtome,thinkingthatIwascloseto10. Irememberthedayhetaughtmehowtorideabike.11Ithoughthewasalwaysrightbehindme,holdingtheseattokeepmefrom12.Iwashappywiththis,butheknewhecouldn’tholdmeupallmylife.Hetoldmethatonedayhewouldhavetoletgo. Hiscoughingstoppedmythinking.Whatwaslefttosay?HowcouldIsay13tothepersonwhotaughtmeeverything? ThenextmorningI14,lookedatmyalarmclock,andrealizedhehadleft15ago.Weneverevensaidgoodbye. Goodbye,Rocky!Althoughhemayhavebeenmanymilesaway,Iknewheheardme,evenifitwasonlyananswerinhisheart.1．A．forgetting B．realizing C．watching D．learning2．A．arriving B．living C．coming D．leaving3．A．voice B．sound C．noise D．word4．A．glad B．moved C．angry D．pleased5．A．ship B．flight C．train D．bus6．A．enough B．little C．no D．busy7．A．surprised B．excited C．sad D．happy8．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing9．A．stranger B．better C．worse D．easier10．A．tears B．smiles C．words D．sadness11．A．Atlast B．Fromnowon C．Atfirst D．Sofar12．A．riding B．running C．walking D．falling13．A．goodbye B．hello C．yes D．sorry14．A．gaveup B．stoodup C．lookedup D．wokeup15．A．minutes B．hours C．days D．weeks二、在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。(每小题1分，共7分) Readingbooksisagoodhobbyforallkindsofreasons. First,readingbooksisf__16__.Youcanalwayskeepyourselfamusedifyoulikereading.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhentheweatherisbad.Itisarelaxinghobbytoo.Youcanreallybecomelostinabook. Next,youcanreadabooka__17_:inacar,inawaiting-room,onaplane,inbed—eveninthebath.Allyouneedisabook!Readingisaconvenienthobbyasitiseasytostopandthenstartagain. A__18__goodreasonforreadingbooksisthatitisuseful.Ifyoureadasahobbyyouwillgetbetterandbetteratit.Thism__19_thatyouwillreadfasterandwillbecomebetteratunderstandingwhatyouread.Asyourreadingimproves,youwillprobablyfindyourschoolworkbecomesmuche__20__.Manyschoolsubjectsdependongoodreadingand,asyouread,youlearnmoreandmore. Somepeoplesaythatreadingisoutofdate.Thisisnottrue.Youhavetobeabletoreadtouseacomputerand,thebetteryouread,thebetteryourcomputerskillswillbe.Readingisn__21__outofdate! Goodreadersaremostlikelytobegoodwriters,too.Theyareusuallygoodatspellingaswell,andhavemorethingstowriteabout.Readingbooksisawonderfulhobby,oneofthebest.W__22__otherhobbycouldbemoreuseful,ormoreenjoyable？三、阅读理解（本题有29小题，每小题2分，共58分）(A)Parentsaretheclosestpeopletoyouintheworld.Theyloveyoujustbecauseyouareyou.Andtheywoulddoanythingforyou.

Likealotofmiddleschoolstudents,ZhuangShuxiahasaproblem.Sheandherparentsdon’tgetonwell.“IreallywanttobemyDaddy’slittlegirl.Butitfeelslikehejustdoesn’tunderstand.Hetalksatmeanddoesn’tlisten.”saidZhuang,aGrade9studentinHangzhou.Doyouandyourparentsalsohaveproblems?Well,whydon’tyoualltakeawalkandhaveatalkonMonday?It’stheInternationalDayofFamilies.OnMay15,peoplearoundtheworldgivethanksforgoodthingsabouttheirfamiliesandworkonfamilyproblems.

Astudylastyearshowedthat1,500BeijingfamilieshadthesameproblemasZhuang’sfamily:Thechildren,12to15yearsold,didn’tliketalkingwiththeirparentsmuch.Theyweren’thappyathome.

Ofcourse,lotsofkidsfeelthatway.Butyouandyourparentswillbemuchhappierifyoucanbefriends.Herearesomewaystohaveagoodtalkwiththem:

1.Findagoodtimetotalk,likewhenyou’reeatingdinner,goingoutforawalkorwatchingTV.

2.Tellthemsomethingyou’reinterestedin,oraskthemabouttheirliveswhentheywereyoung.Theylovetotalkaboutit.

3.Listentothemcarefully,andlookthemintheeye.

4.Behonest.Yourparentswilltrustyoumore.Andatrustingfamilyisahappyfamily.23.

WhatisZhuangShuxia’sproblem?

A.Herfatherthinkssheisoldenough.

B.Herfatherdoesn’tliketotalkwithher.

C.Shereallywantstobealittlegirlagain.

D.Sheandherfatherdon’tunderstandeachotherwell.

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WhatdoesthewritersuggestthestudentsdoontheInternationalDayofFamilies?

A.Theyshouldrememberthespecialdayforthefamiliesintheworld.

B.Theyshouldtakeawalkandhaveatalkwiththeirparents.

C.TheyshoulddosomethingtocelebratetheInternationalDayofFamilies.

D.Theyshouldhelpotherstosolvetheirfamilyproblems.

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Inthispassagethewritertellsthechildren,12to15yearsold,

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A.howtoshowtheirthankstotheirparents

B.howtomakefriendswiththeirparents

C.howtofeelhappierathomeindifferentways

D.howtowintheirparents’trustbylisteningtotheirparents(B)Paragraph1Scientistshavelearnedalotaboutkindsoffoodpeopleneed.Theysaythatthereareseveralkindsoffoodthatpeopleshouldeateveryday.Theyare:(1)greenandyellowvegetablesofallkinds;(2)citrus(柑橘)fruitsandtomatoes;(3)potatoesandotherfruitsandvegetables;(4)meatofallkinds,fishandeggs;(5)milkandfoodsmadefrommilk;(6)breadorcereal(谷类),riceisalsointhiskindoffood;(7)butter,orsomethinglikebutter.Paragraph2Peopleindifferentcountriesanddifferentplacesoftheworldeatdifferentkindsofthings.Foodsarecookedandeateninmanydifferentkindsofways.Peopleindifferentcountrieseatatdifferenttimesoftheday.Insomeplacespeopleeatonceortwiceaday;inothercountriespeopleeatthreeorfourtimesaday.Scientistssaythatnoneofthedifferencesisreallyimportant.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherfoodsareeatenraworcooked,cannedorfrozen.Itdoesn’tmatterifapersoneatsdinnerat4o’clockintheafternoonorateleveno’clockatnight.Theimportantthingiswhatyoueateveryday.Paragraph3Therearetwoproblems,then,infeedingthelargenumberofpeopleonearth.Thefirstistofindsomewaytofeedtheworld’spopulationsothatnooneishungry.Thesecondistomakesurethatpeopleeverywherehavetherightkindsoffoodtomakethemgrowtobestrongandhealthy.26.Accordingtothescientists,whichofthefollowinggroupoffoodisthehealthiestforyourlunch?A.chicken,apples,cereal,cabbagesB.potatoes,carrots,rice,breadC.oranges,bananas,fish,tomatoesD.beef,pork,fish,milk27.IfthereisParagraph4,whatdoyouthinkisgoingtobetalkedabout?A.WhenpeopleeattheirlunchB.WhattodowiththetwoproblemsC.HowtocookfoodindifferentwaysD.Whypeopleeatdifferentkindoffood(C)Oneofthissummer’shottestbooksis“ThatGuyWasCool.”Soundslikeagreatbookforkids,doesn’tit?Butparentsandteacherswanttoreadthisone,too.Itcanteachthemsomethingaboutthelanguageoftoday’skids.Solotsofpeople,youngandold,wenttoseethebook’sauthor,19-year-oldKoreangirlGuiyeoni,onSaturday.ShewasinBeijingtosignbooksforherfans.“Guiyeoniwroteastorythatisneartousandgoestoourhearts,”saidaJunior2studentinBeijing.“WhenIreadit,IlaughedandIcried.”Likethe“MeteorGarden”TVseries(系列),“ThatGuyWasCool”tellsanunusualstoryoflovebetweentwostudents.Thegirlissweet,butshe’sjustaverage（一般的）.Theboyisgood-lookingandhaseverything,butheisoftenunhappybecausehisfatherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.Theybecomecloseandhelpeachothertobehappy.Intheend,theyfallinlove.“Thegirlinthebookislikeme.She’ssimpleandmoody,”saidGuiyeoni.Guiyeoni’sbookdoesn’tonlyusewords.Italsousesthingslikeemoticons.Emoticonsaresmallicons,likesmilingfaces,andtheyareusedtoshowemotions.Kidsknowwhatthesethingsmean,becausetheyoftenusethemwhentheytalkontheInternetorsendmessageswithmobilephones.Guiyeonisaidshewrotethiswaybecauseofheryoungreaders.“Writingwithpicturesisvividandcansayalotofthings,”shesaid.Guiyeonibeganwritingthebook’sstoryontheWebin2001whenshewasaSenior2student.Lastyear,sheputthatonlinestorytogethertomakethisbook.“ThatGuyWasCool”hasbeenmadeintoafilm,anditwillcomeoutinKoreanextmonth.ThisisGuiyeoni’sfirstoffourbooks,andshehopestokeepwritingasshegoesthroughcollege.Shealsohasamessageforyoungwriters.“Ithinkthatiftheytryhard,lotsofyoungpeoplecandothis.”28.Guiyeoniis_____________.A.agirlwhofallsinlovewithherclassmate.B.thewriterof“MeteorC.ayoungwriterD.oneoftheemotions.29.whichofthefollowingmayNotbeanemotion?A.8-)B.Seeyou.C.D.30.Theauthorusedemoticonstowritethebookbecause.A.shereallylikesthemB.shewantsheryoungreaderstobeinterestedC.picturescansaylotsofthingsD.shewasonlyaSeniorstudentwhenshewaswritingthestory31.Parentsliketoreadthisbookbecause__________.A.it’sinterestingandvividB.ofthewaytheauthorwrotethestoryC.thestorygoestotheirheart.D.it’shelpfulforthemtoknowabouttheirchildrenbetter.32.Whichofthefollowingsayingshastheclosestmeaningto“Ithinkthatiftheytryhard,lotsofyoungpeoplecandothis”?A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Timeflies.C.Nonewsisgoodnews.D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.(D)Itseemstobestrangetoyouthereisablindspotontheeye.Hereisaninterestingexperimentthatcanmakesomethingdisappear,Whenoneeyeisopen?MakeacardaboutthesizeofapostcardandwritetwoEnglishlettersLandRonit.LontheleftandRontheright.first,holdthecardabout80cmawayandyouseeboththeletters.ThercloseyourrighteyeandlookattheletterRonlywithyourlefteye.Andnow,asyoumovethecardslowlytowardsyou,you’llseetheletterLdisappearing.Butifyoumovethecardnearertoyourlace,theletterwillbeseenagain.Nowdothesameexperimentwithyourlefteyeclosed,you’llseetheletterRdisappearing.Whydidtheletterdisappear?Itisbecausethereisablindspotontheeye.Whentheimageoftheletterfallsontheblindspot,itwon’tbeseen.Thatiswhyeitherofthelettersdisappear.33.Theword“disappear”inthefirstparagraphmeans__________.A.消散B.丢失C.消失D.遗失34.Youfailtoseetheletter“L”intheexperimentbecause__________A.youreyesarepoorB.youmoveitclosetoyoureyeC.itsimagefallsontheblindspotD.yourlefteyeisnotopen35.Inwhichorder(顺序)shouldyoudotheexperiment?a.holdthecardb.movethecardnearerc.closeyourrighteyed.writetwoEnglishletterse.lookattheletterRf.makeacardA.f-d-a-b-c-eB.a-c-f-d-e-bC.f-a-d-c-b-eD.f-d-a-c-e-b36.Thispassagemainly(主要)tellsus__________.A.thereisablindspotontheeyeB.aninterestingexperimentC.wheretheblindspotisD.howtofindtheblindspot(E)Ronistenyearsold.HelovestowatchTV.ButforonefullyearhedidnotwatchTVatall.Whatwasthereason?Ron’sparentssaidtheywouldgivehim$600ifhedidn’twatchTVforayear.Ron’sparentsthoughthewatchedtoomuchTV.Onedayhismothersawanews-paperstoryaboutaboywhodidn’twatchTVforayear.SheshowedthestorytoRon.Ronlikedtheidea.HeturnedofftheTVrightaway,andsaid,“Itdoesn’tbothermenottowatchTV.Ijustwantthemoney.”Atfirst,Ron’sparentswereveryhappy.Ronreadbooksandnewspapers,playedoutside,playedcomputergames,andplayedcardswithhismother.Butaftersometime,hegotbored.Everymorning,heaskedhisparents,“Whatarewedoingtonight?”SometimeshismotherandfatherwishedhewouldwatchTVjustforoneevening.Ronalwayssaid,“No,itwouldcostmemoney!”Finallytheyearwasover.ThenRonstartedwatchinghisfavouriteTVshowsalldaylongagain.Rongotthemoneyfromhisparents.Whatdoesheplantodowiththe$600?“IwanttobuymyselfaTVset!”hesaid.37.Rondidn’twatchTVforoneyearbecause________.A.hewantedthemoneyB.watchingTVtoomuchisbadC.hewantedtostudyharderD.hewantedtolearnfromtheboy38.“Itdoesn’tbothermenottowatchTV”means“It’s_____towatchTV”.A.wastetimeB.importantformeC.notuseD.notimportantforme39.Thebesttitleforthestoryis_______.A.AFunnyStoryB.AYearwithoutTVC.AGoodBoyD.BuyingaTVSet(F)Londonhasanewmagazine.Butitisnotprintedonpaper.EveryonewhohasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitinonTV.Ifyouwanttoreadthemagazine,youhavetohaveadecoder(解码器).Eachpageofitisnumbered,soyouonlyhavetodialthenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadabout.Thereisawidechoice—everythingisincludedfromcookingtothelatestsportsnews.Ifyouwanttoreadthenews,thefirstthingyouhavetodoistoturntotheindex（索引）pagewhichhasaneasy-to–tememberpagenumber,100forexample.Thenewsisonpages101to109soyoupushoutthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreen.Perhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoon,soyoupress181,andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreen.Buttheweatheristerriblesoyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162foralistoftheweek’sbestbargains.Butshouldyoudriveortakethetrain?Toanswerthatquestionyouonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreport.Itisverysimpletouse.Butprobablythebestthingabouttheserviceisthatitisbeingupdatedallthetime.Journaliststypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandwholepagesofthemagazinecanbereplacedinminutes.40.Wherecanyouseethisnewmagazine?A.Inabookshop.B.Inalibrary.C.Ontelevision.D.Inareadingroom.41.Ifyouwantsomeinformationaboutweather,youshouldpress_____.A.162B.189C.109D.18142.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat. A.themagazinecanbeboughtatanyshop B.mostofthepostmeninLondonwilllosetheirjobssomeday C.everyonecanreadthismagazineiftheyhaveatelevision D.thereaderscangetallkindsofinformationstayingathome43.Inthesentence“Eachpageofitisnumbered”,here“it”meansthe. A.decoder B.magazine C.subject D.program44.Thepassageismainlyabout. A.anewmagazinethatisprintedinLondon B.anewwayofgettingnewsC.apopularTVprogramaboutmagazines D.anewideaofreadingquickly(G)Tomownedasmallshop.Heworkedhard.Itwasopenfromseveninthemorninguntilelevenatnightandsoldmanydifferentthings.Tomworkedhardinhisshopbuthehadagoodbusinessandhewashappy.Thenasupermarketopenedacrossthestreet.ThesupermarketwastentimesthesizeofTom’sshop.ThemanagerofthesupermarketwantedtotakepeopleawayfromTom.HefoundoutwhatTom’spriceswereandthenmadehislowerthanTom’s.PeoplequicklystoppedbuyingthingsfromTom’sshop.Theyboughteverythingfromthesupermarketinstead.SoonTom’sbusinesswasverybadandhewasangry.“It’snotfair,”Tomthought,“Imustdosomethingtoteachthatsupermarketmanageralesson.”Thepriceofsteakinthesupermarketwas$5.00apound.Tomputasigninhiswindow,“Steak--$4.50aThenextdaythepriceofsteakinthesupermarketwas$4.25apound,Tomchangedthesigninhiswindow.“Steak$4.00aAnhourlater,thesigninthesupermarketsaid,“Steak$3.75apound.’TenminuteslaterthesigninTom’swindowsaid,“Steak$3.50apound.”Fiveminuteslaterthesigninthesupermarketsaid,“Steak$2.50apound.”TwentysecondslaterthesigninTom’swindowsaid,“Steak$ThemanagerofthesupermarketrancrossthestreetintoTom’sshop.“Thispricecuttingmuststop,”hesaid,“Steakiscostingme$4.00apound.I’msellingitat$2.50“I’llstopcuttingallmyprices,”Tomsaid,“ifyouwillstopcuttingallyours.”Thesupermarketmanageragreed,andthetwomenshook()hands.Tomsmiled.Hehadnotlostanymoneyonthesteak.Hedidn’tsellsteakatall.45.Tomworkedhardbuthewashappybecause__________.A.helikedhardworkB.hewantedtomakealotofmoneyC.hehadagoodbusiness.D.hispriceswerehigh46.Whatdoes“pricecutting”mean?A.Makingyourpricesthesameasothers’.B.Makingyourpriceslowerthanothers’.C.Makingyourpriceshigherthanothers’.D.Losingmoneyeveryminute.47.accordingtothispassage,ifthesupermarketmanagersoldout100poundssteakat$2.75apound,hewouldatleastlose________dollars.A.125B.150C48.Ifyou’reTom,howdoyousolvetheproblembetweenthesupermarketmanagerandyou?Pleasegiveusatleasttwoways.A._____________________________________________________________B._____________________________________________________________(H)Jessreallyfeltveryhappy.Whenhearrivedathisseatintheclassroomthatmorning,hefoundaninvitationonhisdesk.Itwasfromseveralofhisclassmatesaskinghimtojointhemonacampingtrip.Thiswasthefirsttimehewasaskedtojoininanout-ofschoolactivity.Whyweretheyaskinghimnow?Nobodyseemedtolikehim.Infact,hehadbeensolonelythathedrownedhi