八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案

PAGE第4页共5页八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷一、根据句意及所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Foodisveryimportant.Everyoneneedsto(1)e_________wellifheorshewantstohaveastrongbody.Ourmindsalsoneedakindoffood.Thiskindoffoodisknowledge(知识).Webegintogetknowledgeeven(2)w__________weareveryyoung.Smallchildrenare(3)i__________ineverythingaroundthem.Theylearn(4)w_________whiletheyarewatchingandlistening.Whentheyaregettingolder,theybegintoreadstorybooks,sciencebooks…,anythingtheylike.Whentheyfindsomethingnew,theylovetoaskquestionsand(5)t_________tofindouttheanswers.二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Oneday,aboyfoundthecocoon(茧)ofabutterflyandbroughtithome.Afewdayslater,theboysawasmall6inthecocoon.Hesatandwatchedforseveralhoursasabutterflystruggledtomake7bodythroughthatlittlehole.Suddenlyitstopped.Sotheboy8tohelpthebutterfly,thinkingthebutterflymightbe9.Hetookapairofscissors(剪刀)andcutthehole10.Thebutterflycameoutofthecocoon,butit11alittledifferent.Ithadaweakbodyandsmall,thin12.Thebutterflydidn’tstarttofly.Infact,thebutterflyspenttherestofitslifecrawling(爬行)aroundwithaweakbodyandthinwings.Itwasneverabletofly.Theboyactedwith13buthedidn’tunderstandwhyitcouldbelikethis.Whenabutterflycrawloutofthecocoon,itmuststruggle.Thehardworkof14outofthecocoonmakesthefluid(液体)fromthebutterfly’sbodyintoitswings.Ithelpsthebutterflybe15tofly.Ifthebutterflyneverhastosqueeze(挤压)itselfoutofthecocoon,itswingswillnevergetthefluidanditcanneverfly.16strugglesarewhatweneedinourlives.Ifwelivedourliveswithoutanyproblems,wewouldneverlearnorgrow.Wewouldnotbe17wecouldhavebeenandwewouldneverfly.

Inourlives,painandsufferingisthekeytoallwindows,andsometimeseven18growth,withoutit,there’snowayoflife.Wecan’tavoid19orproblems.So,nexttimeyouare20aproblemordifficulty,rememberthebutterfly.Strugglealittle–thenfly!

6.A.hole B.worm C.tail D.snake7.A.it B.it’s C.itself D.its8.A.decided B.asked C.showed D.ordered9.A.afraid B.interested C.surprised D.grateful10.A.slimmer B.bigger C.shorter D.smaller11.A.touched B.sounded C.looked D.smelt12.A.wings B.feet C.eyes D.head13.A.success B.excitement C.kindness D.humour14.A.get B.getting C.toget D.got15.A.ready B.quiet C.glad D.used16.A.Somewhere B.Something C.Sometime D.Sometimes17.A.ashelpfulas B.asweakas C.asstrongas D.ascreativeas18.A.repeats B.recommends C.requires(需要)D.represents(代表)19.A.happiness B.difficulties C.pleasure D.hope20.A.servedwith B.growinginto C.bringingin D.facedwith三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分)阅读下文,从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AOnedayinsummer,littleJackwasplayingonthebeachwithhisfather.Suddenly,hesawalittletortoise(乌龟)movingslowlyonthesand.Hestartedtolookatitcarefullyandbegantotouchitwithhishand.Tohissurprise,thetortoisestoppedmoving.Itpulledinitsheadandlegs,andcloseditsshell(壳)tightly.Hetoucheditagainbutthetortoisedidn'tmoveatall.Jackbecameangry.Heusedastickandtriedtoforce(强追)ittoopen.Whenhisfathersawthis,hestoppedhimandsaid,“No,son,youmustn'tdothat！Youwillkillthetortoise.Youwon'tgetitopenwithastick.”Jackwascuriousandasked,“Why”“Justwaitandsee,”hisfatherreplied.Thenhepickedupthetortoiseandputitinabag.Aftertheycamebackhome,thefathertookthetortoiseoutofthebag.Heputitnearthefireplace(壁炉).Afterafewminutes,thetortoisebegantomovealittle.Thenthetortoisestretchedout(伸出)itsheadandlegs.Atlast,thetortoisebegantocrawlacrosstheroom.HowexcitedJackwaswhenhesawthis.“Son,nowyousee,”saidhisfather,“sometimes,youcan'tforcesomeonetodothingshedoesn'tlike.Butifyougethimwarmfirst,hewilldowhatyouwanthimtodo.”21.OnedayJackandhisfatherwereplaying________A.onthebeach B.inthezooC.onthehill D.inthegarden22.Jackusedastickto________thetortoiseA.save B.feed C.open D.close23.Thefatherpickedupthetortoiseand________.A.killedit B.putitinabagC.cookedit D.threwitintothesea24.Afterthetortoisegot________nearthefireplace,itbegantomovealittle.A.warm B.cool C.thirsty D.hungry25.Thestorytellsusthat________.A.peoplewilldothingswewantthemtodoB.peoplewon'tdothingswewantthemtodoC.wecanforcepeopletodothingstheydon'tlikeD.wecan'tforcepeopletodothingstheydon'tlikeBAlittlegirlwalkedtoandfromschooleveryday.Thoughitwasnotfineandcloudsappearedintheskythatmorning,thelittlegirlmadeherdailytriptoschoolasusual.Whenschoolwasover,windsbecamestrongeranditbegantorain.Themotherofthelittlegirlfeltworriedthatherdaughterwouldbeafraidwhenshewalkedhomefromschoolandthatlightningmightfrightenherchild.Followingthebrightlightoflightning,themotherquicklygotintohercaranddrovetoherchild'sschool.Asthemotherdrovealongtheroad,shesawherlittlegirlwalkingaloneintherain.Tohergreatsurprise,shefoundthatwhenalightningcame,herdaughterstopped,lookedupandsmiled.Anotherlightningcameandthenanotherfollowed.Witheachlightning,thelittlegirlstopped,lookedupandsmiled.Insidethecar,themotheraskedherdaughter,"Whatwereyoudoing?Whydidyoulookupandsmilewhenthelightningcame?'Thelittlegirlansweredwithasmile,“Mum,youknow,Godwaslookingatme.EachtimeIfeltalittleafraidwalkingintherain,Godwouldtakeapictureofme.Iknewhewasplayingagamewithme.”26.Howdidthelittlegirlgotoschooleveryday?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.D.Bybike.27.Whatwastheweatherlikethatday?A.Itwasrainy.B.Itwasfine.C.ItwasjustwindyD.Itwasonlycloudy.28.Atfirst,themotherfeltworriedbecause_____________. A.shecouldn'thelpherdaughterB.herdaughterhadn'ttakenherumbrella C.shehadsomethingmoreimportanttodoD.herdaughtermightbeafraidofthelightning29.Accordingtothearticle,wecanknowthatthelittlegirlwas__________.A.proudB.shyC.braveD.nervous30.Thispassageispossiblyfrom__________.A.amenuB.amagazineC.adictionaryD.areportCDifferentvitamins(维生素)arefoundindifferentfoods.Thenwhichfoodsshouldbeeatentokeepushealthy?Let'slookatsomeimportantvitaminsfortheanswer.VitaminAhelpstoprotectskinfrombecomingdry.Itisalsohelpfultotheeyes.WithoutvitaminA,youcannotseewellindarkness.VitaminAisfoundinanimalliverandyellowpartofeggs.Sweetpotatoes,carrotsandotherdarkcoloredfruitandvegetableshavesomethingthatthebodycanchangeintovitaminA.VitaminBchangesfoodsintoenergyandhelpstheheartandnervoussystem(神经系统)toworksmoothly.Withoutit,wewillbeweakandwillnotgrow.Itisfoundingrainsandotherfoodslikebeans,nuts,meatandfish.VitaminCisneededforstrongbonesandteeth,andforhealthybloodvessels(血管).Italsohelpswounds(伤口)toheal(愈合)quickly.ThebodystoreslittlevitaminC,sowemustgetitinfoodslikeoranges,andcabbage.VitaminDincreasesthelevelsofcalcium(钙)intheblood.Calciumisneededforverve(活力)andmuscle(肌肉)cellstoworknormally,aswellastobuildstrongbones.FishliveroilhasvitaminD.Insomecountries,milkproducersaddvitaminDtomilksothatitwillbegoodforchildren.31.Without________,wecannotseewellindarkness.A.vitaminA B.vitaminB C.vitaminC D.vitaminD32.Accordingtothepassage,vitaminBcanbefoundin________.A.fishliveroil B.grains,meatandfishC.milkandvegetables D.animalliverandeggs33.Fromthepassage,weknowthatvitaminCisgoodfor________.A.theskin B.theheart C.bloodvessels D.nerveandmuscles34.SomemilkproducersaddvitaminDtomilkmainlytohelpchildrento________.A.havegoodeyesight B.producebloodcellsC.getenoughcalcium D.healwoundsquickly35.Accordingtothepassageabove,whichofthefollowingis“TRUE”？A.Wecangetvitaminsfromeverything.B.WecanlivehealthilywithfewvitaminsC.Vitaminsarenotimportanttoourhealth.D.Differentvitaminshelpusindifferentways.DSomepeoplehavetousepublic(公共的)transport,somedislikeitandstillsomeloveit.Ifeveryonehasacaranddrivesanywheretheywanttogo,therewillbeserioustrafficproblemsontheroad.Luckily,trainsareagoodformofpublictransport.Britishpeopleusetrainsalot.ThisisespeciallysoforpeoplewhoaretravellingfromLondontoParis.Everydayabout20trainsleaveLondon.Theytravelataveryhighspeed(速度)andpeoplefeelgladthatthetrainstakeonly2hoursand30minutestoreachParis.It'smuchfastertotravelbytrainthanbybusorbycar.Thisisbecausepeoplehavetodrivecarsorbusesverycarefullyandlowlyformanyreasons,suchasspeedlimitsandtrafficjams.However,whenyouaretravellingbytrain,thespeedisalmostthesameandthereisnotrafficjamforatrain.Besides,Londonersthinktakingatrainisoneofthesafestwaysoftravellingontheground.Trainstakequiteanumberofqualitytestswhiletheyaremade.Moreimportantly,theyhavetotakemanysafetychecksbeforetheyareusedontherailtrack.What'smore,trainsinBritainarecomfortableandprovidefineservices(服务)fortheirusers.WhenyouareonaLondontrain,youwillfindthatthetrainhascomfortabletablesandseatswherepeoplecansit.Theyalsoprovidefoodservicesandpowerplugs(电源插头)forpersonalcomputersormobilephone.36.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.BritishpeopleenjoypublictransportB.it'sfastto