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八年级阅读素养竞赛满分：100分时间：120分钟一语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Haveyoueverfeltuncomfortable?Manyof__1___feeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclose__2__us,talkstoustoo__3__ormakeseyecontactwithusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethingsmakeyouuncomfortable?It’sallaboutpersonalpeace,whichmeansnotonly__4__imaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthe___5___.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeel__6___.___7___peoplehavehadastrongerwishtoprotecttheirpersonalspaceornotinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesire(渴望)tohavespaceto___8___.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatifthey___9___paymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapers__10__theirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnotice__11__oneofthecornerseatswillusually__12__first,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeone__13__oppositetoyou?Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.Preference(偏好)forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefrom__14__cultures.InLatin(拉丁人的)cultures,__15__,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingneareachother.1. A.we B.us C.our D.ours2. A.with B.in C.to D.at3. A.loudness B.louder C.loudly D.loudest4. A.a B.an C.the D./5. A.sense B.senses C.sensing D.sensings6. A.anger B.angry C.angers D.angrily7. A.Whether B.What C.That D.Which8. A.them B.their C.themselves D.they9. A.hasto B.haveto C.hadto D.havingto10. A.inthefront B.infront

C.inthefrontof D.infrontof11.A.that B.what C.where D.if12.A.betaken B.betaking C.take D.takes13.A.sat B. sit C.sits D.willsit14.A.another B.others C.other D.theothers15.A.but B.however C.either D.although二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,I17inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand18hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeople19I20thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade21withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories22mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad23withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther24.Shelookedfora25job,butcouldn’tfindone,asshewastoo26.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher27.Thewoman28onjobhunting,butshestillcouldn’tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher29andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,30,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.16.A.studying B.planning C.holding D.taking17.A.helped B.waited C.appeared D.washed18.A.ordered B.bought C.cooked D.finished19.A.hated B.needed C.collected D.bought20.A.wanted B.had C.ownedD.enjoyed21.A.decisions B.wishes C.friendsD.changes22.A.struck B.filled C.seized D.provided23.A.habits B.worries C.fears D.problems24.A.bag B.jobC.home D.money25.A.good B.freshC.skilled D.newtoletmeknowinanywaythatshedidforgive(原谅)me.Ipostedtheletterandwaitedforheranswer.Itdidn’tcome.Itseemedthatnothinghappened.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoher.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenit,andIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Nowthepresentofherdesktoldmethatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork,thoughshehadneverbeenableto.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside—aphotoofmyfatherandaone-paperletter.Folded(折叠)andrefoldedmanytimes.Givemeananswer,myletterasks,inanywayyouchoose.Mother,youalwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.（）36.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk__________. A.aftermotherdied B.whenshewasachild C.beforeshebecameawriter D.whenmothergaveittoher（）37.Thepassageshowsthatmother____. A.wastooseriousabouteverythingherdaughterhaddone B.wascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughter C.caredmuchaboutherdaughterinwords D.wrotetoherdaughterincarefulwords（）38.Theword“gulf”inthe4thparagraphmeans__________. A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoung B.partoftheseagoingfarinland C.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughter D.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughter（）39.Whatdidmotherdowithherdaughter’sletteraskingforforgiveness？ A.Shereadtheletteragainandagaintillshedied. B.Foryears,sheoftentalkedabouttheletter. C.Shedidn’tforgiveherdaughteratallinherlife. D.Shehadneverreceivedtheletter.（）40.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage？ A.MyLettertoMother B.MotherandChildren C.MyMother’sDesk D.TalksBetweenMotherandMe（C）ZhengHe,theColumbusoftheEast,wasanamazingman.Hewasbornin1371and,11yearslater,wascaughtbythearmyofarichyoungmancalledZhuDiandmadetoworkforhim.OvertimetherichmansawthatZhengHewasverycleverandstrongandtheybecameclosefriends.In1403ZhuDiwasmadetheKingofChinaandheaskedZhengHetojoinhisnewgovernment.TheKingwantedtolearnmoreabouttheworldandshowothercountrieshispower.HeorderedmanynewshipstobebuiltandmadeZhengHetheirleader.Between1405and1433,ZhengHeledsevenseatripstodifferentpartsoftheworld.HecertainlytravelledtoIndia,AfricaandtheMiddleEast.AfewpeoplethinkhisshipsmayhaveevenreachedSouthAmericaandAustralia.Eachtriplastedbetweentwoandfouryearsanditisbelievedhesailedmorethan50000kmsduringtheyearsofhistravels.With28000menandover300ships,suchasboatsforfood,waterandevensoldiers'horses,ZhengHeledafleet(舰队)whosesizewouldnotbeequalledbyEuropeansforover500yearsOnthesetripshebroughtwithhimmanyChinesegoodslikesilkandmedicinetogivetoforeignkingsortosellforlocalgoods.Hereturnedfromeachtripwithboatsfilledwithexpensivethingssuchasgoldandjewellery,foreignguestsandstrangeanimalslikeagiraffe.ItisapitythatwemayneverlearneverythingaboutZhengHe'stravels.Afterhediedin1433,thenewking,whobelievedthesetripswereunluckyandtooexpensive,hadthemstoppedandheburnedalmostallthebooksaboutZhengHe’stravels.Itisonlyinthelast50yearsthathistorianshavebeguntocarefullystudytheadventuresofthegreatZhengHe.（）41.WhydidtheChineseKingwantZhengHetosailtomanydifferentcountries?A.TobringnewcountriesunderthecontrolofChina.B.ToshowtheworldhowstrongtheKingwas.C.Toreceivegiftsfromthekingsofothercountries.D.Todiscoverunusualanimals.（）42.WhatdoweknowaboutZhengHefromthepassage?A.Hesailedtoallsevencontinents.B.Eachofhistripslastedoneyear.C.Hediedattheageof62.D.Hewasasuccessfulbusinessman.（）43.WhichofthefollowingdidZhengHeNOTbringwithhimfromChina?A.Medicine.B.Gold.C.Animals.D.Silk.（）44.WhathappenedafterZhengHedied?A.Hewasforgottenforever.B.Hisshipswereallburned.C.Thenewkingwroteabookabouthim.D.Seatripstoothercountrieswerestopped.（）45.Inwhatorderdidthefollowinghappen?a.ZhuDibecametheKing.b.ZhengHewascaughtbysoldiers.c.ThebooksaboutZhengHewereallburned.d.ForeignerswerebroughttoChinae.ZhengHevisitedIndia.f.Newshipswerebuilt.A.e,b,a,f,d,cB.b,a,e,d,c,fC.f,a,b,d,c,eD.b,a,f,e,d,c（D）Bytheyear2050itisestimatedthattheworld’spopulationwillreachninebillion.Aninterestingquestion:whathappenswhenpeopleinpoorercountriesraisetheirlivingstandardanddemandmoremeatintheirdiet?Imaginetryingtofeedninebillionpeoplewithenoughmeat.Inshort,it’ssimplyimpossible.Australianjournalistandsciencewriter,JulianCribb,explainsthechallengestheworldfacesinfeedingninebillionpeoplebytheyear2050.Cribbsaysthereisamajorprobleminthecurrentfoodsysteminthedevelopedworld,atleast.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovetowardscitycenters,thelessandlesstheyknowaboutwheretheirfoodcomesfrom.Mostthinkfoodsimplygrowonsupermarketshelves,andtheydon’tconsidertheenvironmentaleffectsoffoodproduction.Foodhasmanyhiddencost:hugevolumesofwater,energyuseandlanddegradation（退化）.Consumersaddtheirowncostsbysimplythrowingawayalotoffood.ThefiguresforfoodwasteinWestarestaggering.Tosolvethisproblemofpublicignorance（无知）aboutfood.Cribbsuggeststhatfoodshouldbetaughtasasubjectatprimaryschool.Thiswouldhelptocreateafuturegenerationthatcouldbetterdealwiththeworld’scomingfoodchallenges.Thispowerfulmeasurecanhelptoraiseagenerationofeducatedconsumers,moreproductivefarmers,andsoon.Cribboffersothersolutionsandsuggestionsaswell.Oneistoincreasethefunding（资金）foragriculturescience,whichhasbeenfallingbythewaysideinrecentyears.Hesuggestedorganic（有机的）farmingshouldbeunderstoodonascientificbasis,changingpeople’sthinkingtooneofanewformof“environmentalagriculture”togettheverybestoutoforganicfarmingsystems.Hesaysweshouldstopwastingfoodandlearnhowtogrowfoodmorecheaply.Weshoulduselesswater,aswaterisoneofthemaininputsintofoodproduction.Cribbalsosuggestseatingmorefruitandvegetables.（）46.Inthesecondparagraph,oneproblemofthefoodsystemindevelopedcountriesis___.A.increasingignoranceaboutthewaysoffoodproductionB.anincreasingnumberofpeoplemovingtocitycentersC.foodproductiondoingharmtotheenvironmentD.thecostoffoodproductionisincreasing（）47.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?A.Confusing. B.Surprising C.Puzzling D.Pleasing.（）48.AccordingtoJulianCribb,whatistheaimofmakingfoodasubjectatschool?A.Toeducatestudentsaboutthefoodproblem.B.Tohelpstudentsunderstandhowtogrowfood.C.Todevelopagriculturalscience.D.Totrainmoreproductivefarmers.（）49.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriterdisagreewith?A.Thepublicshouldsavefoodandsavewater.B.Organicagriculturecostsalotofresources.C.Moremoneyshouldbeusedforagriculturalscience.D.Peopleshouldeatlessmeatbutmorefruitandvegetables.（）50.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.TheeffectsofagricultureontheenvironmentonagricultureB.theeffectoftheworld’spopulationonagricultureC.foodproblemsinthefutureandsomesolutionsD.thedevelopmentofagricultureinthefuture（E） Didyouknowthat7outof10studentshavecheatedatleastonceinthepastyear?Didyouknowthat50percentofthosestudentshavecheatedmorethantwice?Thisshockingdataisfromarecentsurveyof9,000U.S.highschoolstudents.Incredibly,teachersmayevenbeencouragingtheirstudentstocheat!LastyearataschoolinDetroit,someteacherswerefoundtohaveprovidedtheirstudentswithanswerstostatewidestandardtests.Studentsattheschooltoldpolicethattheywerepromisedpizzaandmoneyiftheycheatedonthetest.SimilarreportsatseveralschoolsinSanDiegocountyhavepromptedaninvestigationbytheEducationDepartment.Astudentatalocalhighschoolsayssheseesstudentscheatingonalmosteverytest,andtheteachersdon’tdoanythingaboutit.Inresponsetotheclaimsofschool-assistedcheating,theheadoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPrincipalssaidthatwhilecheatingshouldneverbeaccepted,itshowedthepressurethatschoolswereunder.“Becauseschoolfundingisnowdecidedbystudents'testperformance,thereisincrediblepressureonschooltoraisemarksinanywaytheycan.”Butschoolsarenotthemainproblem.Manystudentsclaimthatthey’retemptedtocheatbecauseofpeerpressureandintensecompetitiontogettopgrades.Manykidsalsosaythattheirparentsaresettingabadexamplebycheatingonincometaxes,lyingaboutagetopayloweradmissionprices,orcheatingtheirwayoutofspeedingtickets.Theyaresendingamessagetotheirkidsthatitisokaytocheatandlie.So,whatcanbedone?Inourschool’smathclasses,eachstudenthasdifferentproblemsontheirtestpapers,soitisuselesstolookatsomeoneelse’sanswers.Teacherscouldalsorandomlymixtheproblemsthroughoutthepage.Anothersolutionisforadultstolowertheirexpectations.Chancesarethatstudentsbelievecheatingistheonlywaytomeetunreasonablyhighexpectations.Perhapsitistimeforparentsandteacherstoseriouslyexaminewhetherhighertestresultsareimportantenoughtoencouragecheating.（）51.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthelevelsofcheatinginAmericanschools?A.Itisanextremelyseriousproblem. B.Itisnoworsethanothercountries.C.Heexpressesnoclearopinion. D.Itismainlythefaultoflocalschool.（）52.WhichofthefollowingcausesofcheatingisNOTmentioned?A.Pressurefromothers. B.Toomuchwork.C.Strongcompetition. D.Schoolfunding.（）53.WhyaresomeschoolsignoringtheirstudentscheatinginAmerica,accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseschoolswillgetbetterstudents.B.Becauseteacherswillthenreceiveahighersalary.C.Becauseschoolswillgetmoregovernmentmoney.D.Becauseschoolsfearparentswillbeveryangry.（）54.Accordingtothe3rdparagraph,howareparentsencouragingtheirchildrentocheat?A.Byputtingtoomuchpressureontheirchildrentosucceed.B.Bycriticisingtheirchildrentoomuchwhentheyfail.C.Byurgingthemdirectlytobedishonest.D.Byfailingtobehavehonestlythemselves.（）55.Inthelastparagraphthewriter_________.A.offerspossiblesolutionstotheproblemB.describesthecausesoftheproblemB.outlinestheresultsofthestudentcheatingD.suggestssomeofthereasonsforcheating（F）Howshouldyoubeginandfinishanemailmessagetosomeoneyoudon'tknow?Findouthere.StartingandfinishingemailsHerearesomeimportantpointstoconsiderwhenstartingandfinishinganemail.Formalorinformal?Wewriteaformalemailwhenwewanttobepolite,orwhenwedonotknowthereaderverywell.Alotofworkemailsareformal.Wewriteinformalemailswhenwewanttobefriendly,orwhenweknowthereaderwell.Alotofsocialemailsareinformal.Herearesomeexamplesofformalandinformalmessages:FormalInformalAnemailtoacustomer

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AmessagetoafriendonasocialnetworkingsiteBeforeyoustartwritinganemail,decideifyouwanttowriteaformalemailoraninformalone.LayoutandpunctuationStartinganemail:Wenormallywriteacommaaftertheopeningphrase.Westartanewlineafterthenameofthepersonwe’rewritingto.Finishinganemail:Wenormallywriteacommaaftertheclosingphrase.Westartanewlinetowriteournameattheend.FormalInformalDearMrPiper,

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Withmanythanksandbestwishes,（）56.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Fromaschoolmagazine.B.Fromanewspaper.C.Fromatextbook.D.Fromawebsite.（）57Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Writingemailaddress.B.Startingandfinishingemails.C.Writingmessages