初二英语阅读竞赛试题

周铁（中试学题初卷二）英语阅读20竞11赛.5试题一、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共20分)Doctorstellusholidaysareimportant.Weshouldhavearestfrom1.forTOC\o"1-5"\h\zaweekortwoweekseveryyear.Ifitispossible,theysay,weshould2.ourhomesandgotoanother3.ofthecountry.Weshouldgoawayfor4..Then,aftertheholidays,wewillbe5.andgetreadyfor6.again.Butsomepeopledon'twantto7.awayfromtheirhomestostayinotherplaces.Theydon'tlikeasuddenchangeintheirlives.Theyliketheirhomes8.theirfriends.Theycangettheirholidays()1.A.worktheirfriends.Theycangettheirholidays()1.A.workB.duty()2.A.stayB.leave()3.A.cityB.town()4.A.workB.study()5.A.goodB.healthy()6.A.workB.sports()7.A.goB.come()8.A.betterB.best()9.A.oneB.other()10.A.betterB.longerofall.Andsomepeoplecanhavearestin9.way.Theycanmovetovisit10.together.C.studyD.doingC.goD.comeC.villageD.partC.holidaysD.sportsC.wellD.happyC.studyD.playC.stayD.leaveC.wellD.goodC.anotherD.othersC.healthierD.larger二、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳选项。（本大题共80分，每小题4分）（A）MrLewiswasadanceteacher.Hewasanicemanandalwayshadalotofstudents.Theycametohisclasseveryweek.Hewasteachingalotofstudentsinadanceschoolinasmalltown.Butthenhedecidedtomovetoabigcity,wherehewouldhavemorework.Whenoneofthestudentsheardthathewasgoingtoleave,shesaidtohim,“Thenewteacherwon'tbeasgoodasyouare.”MrLewiswashappywhenheheardthis,buthesaid,“Oh,no!I'msurehe'llbeasgoodasIamorevenbetter.”Thestudentsaid,“No,fiveteachershavecomeandgonewhileI'vebeenhere,andeachnewonewasworsethanthelast.”B.Inavillage.D.Onafarm.B.Inavillage.D.Onafarm.B.Tohavemorework.Inadanceschool.C.Inafactory.)2.Whydidhemovetoabigcity?TogobacktohishomeC.Tovisithisfriends.D.Becausehelikedtravelling.()3.Thestudenthimtoleave.A.wantedB.askedC.didn'twantD.didn'task()4.MrLewiswashappybecause.hethoughtthestudentwasgoodB.thestudentsaidhewasagoodteacherC.hewouldgotoabigcityD.thestudentsdidn'tdowell()5.WhatdidthestudentthinkaboutMrLewis?Hewasmodest(谦虚).Hewasnice.Hewasthebestteacher.Hewasnotsogoodasthelastteacher.(B)Maybeyouknowfloods,droughts,earthquakes,sandstormsamdsoon.Buthaveyoueverheardoftyphoons?Typhoonsaresomeoftheworststorms,usuallyaroundthePacificoceanandtheSouthChinaSea.MosthappeninJuly,AugustandSeptember.Howdoesatyphoonhappen?Whenlotsofseawatergetshotinthesummersun,itevaporates(蒸发)intotheair.Thismakestheairhotter.Whentheairgetswarmenough,itstartstomovehigherupintothesky.Then,coolerairarounditrushesin.Itfillsthespacethatisleft.Aftertheairgetswarmer,itstartstomovequickly,makingwind.Thewindgoesincircles(圆圈)，anditkeepsmovinghigherinthesky.Thewarmertheairgets,thequickerthewindmoves.Andwhenthewindmovesfasterthan30metresasecond,atyphoonbegins.Atyphoonhastwoparts.Oneiscalledthe“eye”.Intheeye,thewinddoesnotmovesofast.Theotherpartisthewallofcloudsaroundtheeye.Thisiswhereisthestrongestwindandhardestrainsare.Typhoonsareverydangerous.In2004,TyphoonYunnakilled164peopleinZhejiang,and24peopleweremissing.InMay2006,TyhoonPearlhitGuangdongandFujian,andthousandsofhousesweredamaged(损毁)WhattodowhenatyphoonhitsStayinside.Closeallthewindowsandstayawayfromthem.Trytobringallofyourthingsinside.Strongwindscouldevenblowawayyourbikes!ListentotheradioTVforimportantinformation.Gotoarightplaceassoonaspossible.()6.Whenandwheredotyphoonsusullyhappen?AroundtheEastChinaSeaandthePacificOceaninJulyandAgust.AroundthePacificOceaninJuneandJuly.AroundtheSouthChinaSeainSeptemberandOctober.AroundthePacificOceanandtheSouthChinaseainAugustandSeptember.()7.Whichpicturecantellthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentences“…itstartstomovehigherupintothesky.Then,coolerairarounditrushesin.”in.”?AB.C.D.AB.C.D.()8.Whenatyphooncomes,wecannot.closeallthewindowsB.listentotyphoonnews.C.stayoutsidewithourbikesD.stayinsidethestronghouse.()9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thewarmertheairgets,theslowerthewindmoves.ThisyearTyhoonPearlkilled164peopleinZhejiang.Thestrongestwindsandhardestrainsareintheeyeoftyphoon.Atyphoonwillhappenwhenthewindgoesfasterthan30metresasecond.B.TyphoonYunnain2004D.WhatToDoWhenATyphoonHits)10.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowDoesATyphoonsHappenC.TyphoonB.TyphoonYunnain2004D.WhatToDoWhenATyphoonHits(C)Menhavetravelledeversincethousandsofyearsago.Inoldtimes,theydidnottravelforpleasure(快乐)buttofindbetterplacestolivein.Theytraveledonfoot.Theirjourneyswerelongandtiring.Theylivedintheopenair.Beforelong(不久以后)，theyfoundeasierwaysfortravelling.Theyrodeonthebacksoftheirhorses.Theycutbigholesintreestolivein.Whentheylearnedtousebitsofwoodaspaddles(踏板)，theywereabletogoacrosswater.Astravellingwasgettingeasier,menbegantotravelforpleasureandexcitement.Nowtherearecars，wideroads，fasttrains，bigshipsandplanes.Theyareallveryconvenient(便利地).Isn'titwonderful?However,travellingisnotalwayseasy.Ifyouwanttotravel，youneedbothmoneyandtime.MyfriendJimmyhashiswayoftravelling—hedoeshistravellingfromanarmchair.Hethinksoftravellingdownintothesealikeashell(贝壳)，itisawonderfulworldunderthewater.Hewouldliketotravelfasterthanthetimeandhavealookattheyear3000.Hewouldalsoliketogobackintothepastandtalktothosegreatpeopleinhistory.Doyouknowhowhetravels?()11.Atfirst，peopletravelfor.A.findingaplacetoliveinB.pleasureC.excitementC.findingsomefoodtoeat()12.Whencouldmentravelacrosstheriver?A.Whentheywereabletoswiminthewater.Whentheywereabletorideahorse.Whentheycouldfindtherightplace.D.Whentheylearnedtousebitsofwoodaspaddles.()13.Weneedwhenweareplanningtotravel.A.timeB.moneyC.timeandmoneyD.somefriendstogowithus()14.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Atfirst,peopletravelledonfoot.Ashelllivesinthesea.Peoplemayfeelhappyandexcitedbytravelling.Travellingisalwaysveryeasybecausetherearedifferentconvenientwaysoftravellingnow.()15.Jimmytavelsby.A.ridingabike.B.searchingtheInternetC.talkingtofriendsonthephoneC.sleepinganddreaming(D)Haveyoueverdreamtofwinningthelottery(彩票)？Mostpeoplewilldreamoffastcars,largehouses,andnothavingtoworkanymore.Inreallife,however,that'snotalwayswhathappens.DrHVanHaan,awriterofseveralbooksonlotterywinners,says,“Winningthelotterydoesn'tchangepeople'slivesasmuchasweimagine.”Mostlotterywinnerskeeptheirjobs,butoftenfindthattheylosetheirfriends.Theirfriendswilloftenaskthemformoneyandthese“friends”veryoftengetangryiftheydon'tsharethemoney.Lotterywinnersspendmostoftheirfirstonemilliondollarsontravelling.However,whentheearlyexcitementoftravellingaroundtheworldhasdisappeared,thehappinessthatthemoneybringsalsodisappears.Inlessthanayearafterwinning,mostwinnerssaythattheyarenothappierthanbefore.Toomuchmoneycanmakepeopleunhappy,especiallyforthosewhoarenotusedtoit.Onestudyshowsthatmorethan30%oflotterywinnerslostmostoftheirmoneyinthefirstfiveyearsandmanyofthemhadmoneyproblems.Anotherreportshowsthatalotofpeoplewerehappilymarriedbeforetheywonthelottery,buttheyhadproblemswiththeirpartnersafterwinningthemoney.So,yousee,althoughmostpeopledreamofwinningthelottery,thedreamcansometimesturnintoanightmare.Whenpeoplewinalotofmoney,theyusuallydreamof.A.buyinganexpensivecarB.stayingawayfromtheirworkC.owningalargehouseD.alltheaboveDrHVanHaansaysthatpeoplewhowinthelottery.A.areassatisfiedastheyimagineB.losetheirjobsbutkeeptheirfriendsC.keeptheirjobsbutlosetheirfriendsD.getangrywhentheirfriendsaskformoneyTheunderlinedwordnghtmareinthelastsentencemeans.A.an