初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题

初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题(A)初二年级英语阅读小能手竞赛试题(A)Passage1Animalsdon’t‘talk’.Buthumansareaspecialkindofanimalstheycantalk,andisaveryimportantpartoftheirlife.Sowhatissmalltalk?Well,‘small’meanssomethingnotbig,ornotimportant,and‘talk’iswhatpeopledotocommunicatewitheachother.Andsowehavetheexpression‘smalltalk’,whichmeanstotalktosomeoneaboutsomethingnotimportant.Itisalsoawaytostartaconversationwithsomebody.Ifweareataparty,andweseeanice-lookingboyorgirl,wewanttotalktothem,don’twe?Butpeoplefromdifferentculturesmighthavedifferentfeelings.InEnglish-speakingcountries,itiscommonforpeopletostartaconversationwithsomebodytheydon’tnwhentheyaretogetherincertainsituations(情景)suchasatthebusstop,onarainydayorinalonglinewaitingtobuytickets.Andemergencies(突发大事)makepeopletalk—haveyoueverbeeninanelevatorwhenitstoppedandthelightswentout?‘Smalltalk’isaspeciallanguage.Itisusuallyaquestion,andoftenusesaquestiontag.Wesaythingslike‘You’reinmymathsclass,aren’tyou?’Or‘Iwishthebuswouldcome.Whataboutyou?’.Smalltalkhelpsuspassthetimehappilyandinthedarkelevatorwemighttalktothepersonstuck(被困) therewithus,thenwewon’tfeelsoscared!()1.Animalsuselanguageslikehumans.()2.Smalltalkisusuallyaquestion.()3.Smalltalkisalsousedtostartaconversation.()4.Everybodyusessmalltalkinthesameway.()5.It’spossibletostartsmalltalkinanelevator.()6.Sometimessmalltalkhelpsuspassthetimepleasantly.Passage2HawaiifortheInternationalSurfingChampionship.Thisisoneofthemostimportantsurfingeventsintheworld.They’vebroughttheirlongboards,theirshortboards,andtheirfans.Wew 1 themallluck.Here’ssomebackgroundonthesport:Surfinghaslongbeenatradition(传统)a 2 thePolynesianpeople.TheyhavepractisedthesportonislandsinthePacificOceanforhundredsofyears.ThefirstEuropeantoseethesportofsurfingwasCaptainCookin1777.SurfinginHawaiiwasanespecially p 3 activity.Men,women,andchildrensurfedforpleasure,andtheyparticipatedincompetitions.SomeHawaiiankingsandqueensweregreatsurfers.Peoplewrotesongstocelebratesurfers’skillsandbraveryonthelargehighwaves.Surfingb 4 aninternationalsportin1915,whentheOlympic100-meterswimmingchampionDukeKahanamokuofHawaii,wentsurfinginfrontofacrowdinAustralia.Hetookhisboardintothewaterandcaughtawave.Herodethatwaveallthew 5 tothebeach..S 6 everyonewantedtotakepart.That’sw 7 we’rehereonthisbeachtoday.Thesurfersheretodayareallchampions.TheyhaveriddenthewavesonthebestbeachesaroundtheworldinAustralia,inSouthAfrica,inCostaRica.Theyhaveallwonatleastteninternationalcompetitions.Whoisgoingtobethebestofthebest?Staytunedto〔连续收看/听〕ourprogramme.1.w 2.a 3.p 4.b 5.w 6.S 7.w Passage3的坑道。而且，雄鸟会选那些颜色与雌鸟羽毛颜色一样的物件来做装饰。AmongmanykindsofbirdsinAustralia,themalesarebrightlydecoratedwithheadcrestsorfancytailfeathers.Theirbeautifulcolourshelpthemattractmates.malebowerbirdsisdullandplain.Theydonothavecrestsorfancyfeathers.Theyneedsomeotherwaystoattractmates.Sotheybuildandshowoffsmallhousescalledbowers.ThebowerbirdofAustraliabuildshisboweroftwigsandleaves.Shapedlikeatunnel,itislargeenoughforthemaletodanceandplayinside.Hecanenterorleavethroughopeningsatbothends.Amaledecorateshisbowerwithbrightandinterestingtreasures.Heusesflowers,toadstools,shells,stones,feathers,andfruits.Ifhefindsabottlecaporsilvercoin,heusesthattoo.Hemaylaybrightobjectsinheapsaroundthebower.Hemayhangsomeonthewalls,justaspeoplehangpicturesintheirhouses.Ifsomeobjectdoesnotmatchtheothers,heremovesandhidesit.Sometimesabowerbirdpaintstheinsidewallswithcolouredberryjuice.Forabrush,heusesapieceofbarkoraleaf.Becauseoftheirremarkablebowers,theyarecalledtheartistsandengineersofthebirdworld.( )1.Abowerbirdattractsamatewith .A.aheadcrest B.afancybower C.alongtail( )2.Abowerbuiltbyabowerbirdis .A.madeoftwigsandleaves B.madeoffeathers C.paintedbrightblue( )3.Thispassageismainlyabout .A.howbowerbirdsbuildtheirbowers B.artistsandengineersC.treasuresfoundintunnels( )4.Whyarebowerbirdscalledtheartistsandengineersofthebirdworld?A.Theypaintpicturesofshellsandstones. B.Theybuildsuchbeautifulbowers.C.Theyliketobuildlongtunnels.Passage4Australiaisasoldastime.ItwasprobablyonceconnectedtoSouthAmerica,butthecontinents(大陆)separated(分开)astheearth’splatesmoved.Havingbeenseparatedfromothercontinentsformillionsofyears,Australiahasmanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelseintheworld.Onestrangeanimallayseggs,yetfeedsitsyoungonitsmilk.Kangaroosandkoalabearsgivebirthtoverysmallandweakyoung.Theyarethencarriedinapocketofskinforseveralmonthswhilethefeedonthemother’smilkandgrowstronger.TherearemanykindsofbirdsinAustralia,andover140speciesofsnakes,manyofwhichareextremelydangerous.Australiaisawealthycountry.Itproducesmetals,preciousstones,coal,grain,meatandwines,andhasthebiggestironminesintheworld.Australiahasaboutone-sixthoftheworld’ssheepandproducesalmostone-thirdofitswool.Cattlearealsokept,andabout15milliontonsofwheataregrowneveryyear.Fruitandvegetablesaregrowninareaswherethereisenoughwater.AlongfencerunshundredsofkilometresacrossAustralia.Thepurposeofthefenceistokeepoutatypeofwilddogcalleda“dingoingoeshuntatnightandliketattacksheep.FarmsinthemiddleofAustraliaareusuallysolargethatfarmersusemotorbikesorhelicoptersforthetaskofroundingupthesheeporcattle.Theclimateisdifferentdependingonthearea.Thesouthhascool,wetwintersandwarm,drysummers.Thenorthhaswarm,drywintersandhot,wetsummers.ThevastcentreofAustraliaishotanddryalltheyearround.Becauseofsuchaclimate,muchofdailylifehappensoutdoors.Australianslovesportsandthecountryisthebirthplaceofmanytennis,sailingandswimmingchampions.OutingsarepopularandmostAustraliansaredelightedtoshareacoldglassofbeerorlemonadewithafriend.IfyouareinvitedtoanAustralianhome,youwillprobablyhaveabarbecueandroastasteakorfishonanopenfire.AtweekendsmanyAustraliansgohikingandcampinginthecountryside,calledthe“bush”.Forholidays,manypeoplevisittheGreatBarrierReefofthenortheastcoastofAustralia,whichhasmorethan600islands.( )1.Therearemorethan140kindsofsnakesinAustralia.( )2.Australiaisarichcountryandproducesmetals,stones,coalandsoon.( )3.FarmersusemotorbikesorhelicopterstoroundupthesheeporcattlebecausefarmsinthemiddleofAustraliaareusuallyverylarge.( )4.Theclimateisthesameindifferentareas.( )5.Australianslikesports,buttheydon’tlikeoutings.Passage5ModernAustraliaismadeupofsixstatesandtwoterritories:WesternAustralia,SouthAustralia,Queensland,NewSouthWales,Victoria,Tasmania,AustralianCapitalTerritoryandNorthernTerritory.Australiaissurroundedbytwooceans:theIndianOceaninthewestandthesouth,andthePacificOceaninthenortheast.SydneyisperhapsAustralia’smostf 1 butthecapitalofAustraliaisCanberra,acitylocatedbetweenSydneyandMelbourne.TheAustralianflagshowstheUKflagandalargestarwithsevenpoints.Sixofthepointsrepresentthestatesandtheseventhstandsforalltheterritories.TheotherstarsontheflagrepresenttheSouthernCross—agroupofstarsinthesouthernskythatcanbeusedtofindtheSouthPole.Australiaisay 2 nationonanancientcontinent.ThefirstAustraliansweretheaboriginesandTorresStraitIslanders.Thesepeoplecametothecontinentatleastfiftythousandyearsagoandcreatedcomplexsocieties.Theirc 3 washighlydeveloped.SomeAustralianAboriginesstillliveinasimilarwaytotheirancestors,whileothersliveincities,townsandthecountryinthesamewayastheirfellowAustralians.Intheearlytwentiethcentury,AustraliaresembledtheUSAoftheeighteenthcentury:itwasa“newworld”society.In1901,theCommonwealthofAustraliawasformed.TheConstitutiongoverningsixstatesstatedthatmenweref 4 andequal,explainedtheirbasiccivilrightsanddescribedthenewgovernment.Aboriginesandothernon-Europeansdidnotenjoythesamerights.ItwouldbemanyyearsuntilAustralialearnttorespectAboriginesandrecognizetheimportanceofadiversesociety.TheFirstWorldWarhadastronginfluenceonAustralia.Afterthewar,thecountryexperiencedsocialandeconomicunrestandsufferedfromtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s.AftertheSecondWorldWar,Australiabegantotransformitselfintothemoderncountryitistoday.TheeconomygrewandAustraliabenefitedfromimmigration.Peoplefromabout200countriesm 5 toAustraliainthefiftyyearsaftertheSecondWorldWar.ThecountryalsobegantochangeitsattitudetowardsAborigines:inthelate1960s,thegovernmentpassedlawstostrengthentherightsofAboriginesandIslandersandtoimprovetheirlivingconditions.Englishistheofficial(官方的)l 6 ofAustralia.AustralianEnglishdiffersinpronunciationfromBritishandAme