海丰中学八年级快乐英语及名著阅读知识竞赛试题

八年级英语阅读理解竞赛试题阅读理解满分（100分）。

AMrs Green lives in a small village．Her husband is dead（死）．But she has a son．He is twenty-one and his name is Jack．He gets work in a town and lives there．Its name is Greensea．It is quite a long way from his mother's village，and she is not happy about this，but Jack says，“There isn't any good work for me in the village，mother，and I can get a lot of money in Greensea and give you some every week．One day Mrs Green is very angry．She gets on a train and goes to her son's house in Greensea．Then she says to him，“Jack，why do you never give me a ring？Jack laughs and says，“But，mother，you don't have a telephone．“No，she says，“I don't have one，but you have one．按要求完成下列各题。

（共20分，每题4分）（）1．Where does Mrs Green live？a．In a big city．b．In a small village．c．In a town with his son．d．We don't know．（）2．How old is Mrs Green's son？a．Twelve．b．Twenty．c．Twenty-one．d．Thirty-one．（）3．Which of these is not wrong？a．Greensea is the name of a factory．b．Jack works in a town and his mother is happy about this．c．In the village there is no good work for Jack．d．He can get less money in the town than in the village．（）4．How does the woman go to Greensea one day？a．On a bike．b．On foot．c．By train．d．By bus．（）5．Why does Jack never telephone his mother？a．Because he is too busy．b．Because he lives far from his mother's village．c．Because he doesn't have a telephone．d．Because his mother has no telephone．B阅读短文，根据短文内容，从文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

精品文档初中必读名著知识竞赛试题班姓名分数前言：名著是人类文化的精华。

阅读名著，如同与大师们携手共游，可以增长见识，启迪智慧，提高语文能力和人文素养。

一、填空：（ 40 分）1、《的教育》原名，是（国）作家德· 米契斯九至十三的孩子作的一部小。

它采用的形式，述一个叫的小男孩成的故事。

了他一年之内在学校、家庭、社会的所所，字里行洋溢着祖国、父母、、朋友的真的，有着感人肺腑的力量。

（ 4 分）2、冰心在印度人泰戈《集》的影响下，写成了和。

用她的，是将一些“零碎的思想”收集在一个集子里。

它大致包括三个方面的内容：一是二是；；三是。

（5 分）3、“人最宝的西是生命。

生命于我只有一次。

一个人的生命当度：当他回首往事的候，他不因虚度年而悔恨，也不因碌碌无而羞愧——，在死的候，他能：‘我整个的生命和全部精力，都已献世界最壮的事——人的解放而斗争。

’” 段出自（国）尼古拉·奥斯特洛夫斯基的小。

的主人公是一个无英雄形象，他的就是取材于作者的身。

（ 3 分）4、凡的三部曲的第二部是，他的小由于具有科学依据而令人信服，因而不但能激人科学的趣，而且更能启人的思考，使他大胆地幻想未来的景。

因此，凡被公是“”。

（ 2 分）5、祥子是代作家自己最忠的小中的主人公。

作者在部小中造性地运用了北京市民的，“把平凡的得生有力” ，通俗相互的文字又增添了“ 切、新、恰当、活的味儿” ，使人一就能感受到小的民族格和地方特色。

（ 3 分）6、某院前出一海，上写“豹子刊金印后，野猪林伏洒家前”。

据此，可猜与《水》中和两位英雄有关。

(填写人名 )(2 分)7、“ 江逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。

是非成空。

青山依旧在，几度夕阳⋯⋯” 是我国古代文学名著《________ ___》的开篇。

其作者是（2 分）8、“花花天，消香断有怜？⋯⋯一朝春尽老，花落人亡两不知！” 首出自《楼梦》中人物之手。

（ 1 分）9、《老人与海》是美国小说家______生前发表的最后一篇小说，小说中的老人 _______（人物名）表面上看失败了，但精神并不屈服。

初二年级英语阅读与写作争霸赛40题1. My family went on a trip last week. We visited a beautiful beach. The sand there was ______ and the sea was very blue.A. whiteB. blackC. redD. green答案：A。

解析：根据常识，海滩的沙子通常是白色的，文中描述是美丽的海滩，白色的沙子比较符合对美丽海滩的描述，而黑色、红色和绿色的沙子不是常见的海滩沙子颜色。

2. Tom is a new student in our school. He is very friendly and always ______ others when they need help.A. helpsB. helps toC. helpD. helping答案：A。

解析：句子的主语是He，是第三人称单数，根据一般现在时的语法规则，动词要用第三人称单数形式，help sb是固定用法，不需要加to，所以选A。

3. There are three people in my family, my father, my mother and ______.A. meB. IC. myD. mine答案：A。

解析：这里需要一个宾格形式，在句子中作宾语，me 是I的宾格，I是主格，my是形容词性物主代词，mine是名词性物主代词，所以选A。

4. In the school library, we should keep ______.A. noisyB. cleanC. dirtyD. loud答案：B。

解析：在学校图书馆应该保持安静、整洁，noisy是吵闹的，dirty是脏的，loud是大声的，都不符合图书馆的要求，clean表示干净、整洁，所以选B。

5. Mary likes reading books. She often goes to the library ______ Saturday afternoons.A. inB. onC. atD. for答案：B。

初二英语能力竞赛试卷Name:_________ Class:_____ No.___ Mark:______Ⅰ. 选择填空(Multiple-choice test)(共20小题,计20分)( )1. Who taught him English?A. learnB. learningC. to learnD. can learn( )2. Can you see the students trees on the hill now?A. is wateringB. wateringC. watersD. to water( )3. bad weather it is today!A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a( )4. There isn't in today's newspaper.A. something importantB. anything importantC. important anythingD. important something( )5. We saw tiger in the zoo. tiger was very strong.A. a, AB. the, aC. a, TheD. an, The( )6. Look! They the fire.A. put outB. putting outC. are putting outD. putted out( )7. Can you play football? 。

A. Yes, you canB. All rightC. No, I canD. No, I can't( )8. Let me teach you how 。

A. to singB. singsC. singD. to sings( )9. What happened to her? She her way.A. losesB. lostC. loseD. was lose( )10. ——Sorry, I can't do it.——。

八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷满分：100分时间：50分钟提示：1.试卷共6页；2.请把答案涂在答题卡上。

一.完形填空（共15题，2分一题，共30分）We know saving money is hard! But it’s not __1__, especially if you set goals(目标) for yourself.When you set goals, think about the two matters: what you want to spend your money on now, and what you want to __2__ it for later. Then divide your goalsinto two kinds according to the __3__ you need the money. One is a short-term goal. It takes a shorter time, like a few__4__ or even shorter. If you have a short-term saving goal, it means you ___5__ to have enough money for the thing you want within that time. The other is a long-term goal. It takes longer, perhaps several months or ___6__ years, because the thing you want is more___7__. For example, you may want to buy a car when you are finally old enoughto drive, or you may plan a family __8__ to Disneyland or Hawaii or other places of interest.So how can you ___9___ your saving goals? The following __10__can help you. First, save some money __11___ you get paid. That doesn’t mean putting all your money in the bank to save it. If you want to save more money, you can reduce (make sth smaller in amount(数量)) the cost of junk food like hamburgers. Soon you’ll have an amazing amount of change! Also you should keep records of your income(收入) and your cost. That way you can __12___ how long it will take to save for things you really want. Lastly, only buy what you can ___13___ and what is really worth buying. It’s much __14__ to have money in the bank than a lotof expensive jeans you don't ___15__ need.Then you have known how to manage (管理) your own money. When looking at the money you save, you will feel proud and have a sense of achievement.1. A. reusable B. available C. believable D.impossible2. A. control B. waste C. collect D.save3. A. energy B. time C. order D.work4. A. hours B. weeks C. months D.years5. A. lead B. promise C. hope D.fail6. A. even B. already C. stillD. almost7. A. important B. necessary C. expensive D. popular8. A. game B. party C. meal D.trip9. A. reach B. make C. understand D.keep10.A. stories B. signs C. suggestions D.questions11.A. before B. when C. where D.since12.A. think of B. find out C. watch out D.dream about13.A. afford B. enjoy C. value D.own14.A. easier B. funnier C. better D.luckier15.A. luckily B. nearly C. gradually D.truly二、阅读理解（共20题，每题3.5分，共70分）A篇Camping has a long history in Australia. Most Australians love camping inthe holiday. The country has a long history about it, which is a way of life for people in that country. Although that way of life has mostly died out in the modern country, we must take care to remember it.There is a long tradition. When gold was first discovered and people came from around the world to find their fortune(运气), many could not afford to stay in a hotel. Even if they wanted to, there weren't enough hotels. So they all brought tents and set them up next to their little goldfield. Many people alivein Australia today are born from those people who spent large parts of theirlives in tents. And it seems to have stayed with us all the way to modern Australia.In summer, the nation’s camping grounds are covered with families on holiday. It is a great experience for a kid to stay in a tent. He or she canhear all the sounds of nature in the tent. It’s a place where kids can learn skills like making a fire, cooking and swimming in the water. These experiences can be used for their whole lives. So, you can see it’s always the whole family to go out to the camping grounds and stay in a tent.Of course, things have changed a lot from the early days of camping, whenyou would carry everything needed on your back. Now there are all kinds of tools to take with you, from solar panels(太阳能板) for your electric products to an outdoor shower. They make the camping life more colorful. In fact, many camping grounds you see around the country are so decorated(装饰的）that you have to wonder why those Australians aren't bored to leave the house at all.16. The second paragraph mainly tells us about_____.A. the history of camping in AustraliaB. what the first visitors did in AustraliaC. the hotel situations in AustraliaD. Australian’s modern way of life17. What do Australians prefer to do when summer comes?A. To go fishing.B. To make tents by themselves.C. To go camping.D. To listen to nature.18. We can learn from the passage that_____.A. solar panels are necessary for campingB. things have changed a lot about campingC. there are lots of goldfields in AustraliaD. camping has already died out nowadays19. What is the best title for the passage?A. The history of Australia.B. The tradition of Australia.C. Traveling in Australia.D. Camping in Australia.B篇Saalumrada Thimmakka, an uneducated woman who, along with her late husband, planted and cared for 384 banyan trees(榕树) in her hometown of HUlikal village, Inida. Now she is 104 years old. And she lives on to tell the story.When Thimmakka was a young girl, she married a farmer named CHikkaiah and together they made a living by farming. The couple remained childless for many years. But instead of losing themselves in self-pity, they decided to make the best of their situation. “One day, we thought why not plant trees and take care of them like our children,” Thimmakka said.They started by grafting(嫁接) 10 saplings(树苗) from the banyan trees that grew in their village. They planted those saplings on an empty land about four kilometers from the village. There wasn't any water in the area, so they carried water all the way to water the trees every single day. They protected the saplings from bad weather and animals, until they took root(根). The next year, they planted 15 more saplings, 20 the year after that, and kept going until they planted a total of 384 trees, which are worth about 1.5 million dollars now.Today, the trees have grown up into a forest. The forest is between the villages of Hulikal and Kudoor, about 80 kilometers away from the state capital of Bangalore. Unluckily, her husband died in 1991, but Thimmakka has won several state and national prizes, including the National Citizen’s Award in 1995 and the Godfrey Phillips Bravery Award in 2006. She has been highly spoken of(赞扬) by governments and environmental organizations. However, she still lives a very poor life. She owns a simple three-room house.Though she is old, Thimmakka is still active in making a difference. “I have been hoping to start a hospital, but no one seems interested,” she said. “Although it is hard for me, I will keep trying. I do believe my dream will be realized if I stick to（坚持） it.”20. How did Thimmakka and her husband make a living after they married?A. By farming.。

八年级英语竞赛试卷单项选择。

（一）Last week Tom had a very busy weekend. On Saturday morning, he cleaned his room. That made his mother very happy. In the afternoon, he did his math homework. It was not difficult, so it only took him one hour to finish the homework. And in the evening, he went to visit his aunt with his parents. They had a big dinner there. The next morning, he went to swim after getting up. After lunch he went to the school playground and played football. That exercise makes him in a good health. On Sunday evening, he watched TV for an hour at home and then put the books in his schoolbag for the next day.（）1. What did Tom do on Saturday morning?A. He went shopping.B. He cleaned his room.C. He did his homework.D. He went running.（）2. How was Tom’s math homework?A. It was easy.B. It was difficult.C. It was too much.D. It was important.（）3. Where was Tom on Saturday evening?A. At home.B. In his school.C. At his aunt’s house.D. On the playground.（）4. What did he do after lunch on Sunday?A. Played basketball.B. Played football.C. Went swimming.D. Had a rest.（）5. How long did Tom watch TV on Sunday evening？A. Half an hour.B. One hour.C. Two hours.D. Three hours.（二）Dear Belinda,Thanks for your letter. Now let 6_______ tell you about my weekends.I always get up late on 7_______. My morning usually 8_______ with two eggs. That’s my breakfast. Then I go 9_______ at the supermarket. My eating habits are pretty good. I eat a lot of vegetables and fruit, and I 10_______ eat junk food. It’s unhealthy. I go swimming 11_______ my friend Jan e in the afternoon. She’s very 12_______ and likes playing sports very much. After that, we usually go to the movies. Both of us love movies and we go to the movies four or five 13_______ a month.On Sundays I go swimming for some more 14___ in the morning. In the afternoon I visit my grandparents and then have dinner with them. In the evening I 15_______ do some reading in bed, but not too often. What do you think of my weekends?Yours,Kelly （）6. A. us B. you C. me D. her（）7. A. Fridays B. Saturdays C. Tuesdays D. Mondays （）8. A. starts B. goes C. helps D. plays（）9. A. swimming B. running C. shopping D. dancing （）10. A. sometimes B. always C. often D. never（）11. A. for B. to C. with D. of（）12. A. shy B. heavy C. active D. lazy（）13. A. days B. weeks C. years D. times（）14. A. work B. study C. exercise D. food（）15. A. always B. sometimes C. hardly ever D. never（三）Old John went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said，“Medicine can’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month，go to bed early，drink some milk，walk a lot and smoke one cigar（雪茄烟）a day. ”“Thank you very much，”said old John. “I will do everything you say. ”A month later，old John came to the doctor again. “Well，”said the doctor. “I’m glad to see you. You look much younger. ”“Oh，doctor，”said old John. “I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk，and I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day，and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first. It’s no joke to start smoking at my age. ”（）16. The doctor________ .A. asked him to take some medicineB. asked him not to take any medicineC. didn’t say any word about medicineD. gave him some medicine（）17. Old John ________ after a month.A. didn’t get wellB. got wellC. was youngD. was old（）18. Which one is TRUE?A. Old John smoked before.B. Old John didn’t smoke before.C. Old John liked smoking before.D. Old John smoked less than before.（）19. When old John was ill，he looked ________.A. youngB. oldC. youngerD. older（）20. The best title for this passage should be ________.A. Old JohnB. Old John Is IllC. The Doctor’s AdviceD. Old John Becomes Younger（四）Mrs. Morgan is an old woman. She is seventy-four years old. Although she is old, she is very healthy. She also looks young. Why? Because she has a healthy lifestyle.Mrs. Morgan often exercises. She likes going shopping. She goes shopping three times a week on foot. She thinks walking is good for health. Mrs. Morgan has a dog. Every morning she takes her dog for a walk for half an hour. Sometimes she works on the farm. She often washes clothes and cleans her house. She says，“I don’t want my daughter to wash my clothes, because she is busy working. ”Mrs. Morgan has a good eating habit. She eats vegetables every day. She eats meat once a week. She drinks milk and eats an egg for breakfast. She eats an apple every day. She oft en says, “Eating an apple every day is good for health. ”Sometimes Mrs. Morgan watches TV after dinner. Her favorite program is Beijing Opera. She doesn’t like soap operas. She often goes to bed at nine thirty in the evening. And she sleeps for eight hours.根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

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)Food is very important. Everyone needs to (1) e_________ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We begin to get knowledge even (2) w__________ we are very young. Small children are (3) i__________ in everything around them. They learn (4) w_________ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to read story books, science books…, anything th ey like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and (5) t_________ to find out the answers.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。

One day, a boy found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 6 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 7 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.So the boy 8 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 9 . He took a pair of scissors (剪刀) and cut the hole 10 . The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it 11 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 12 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.The boy acted with 13 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 14 out of the cocoon makes the fluid (液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 15 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze (挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.16 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be 17 we could have been and we would never fly.In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 18 growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 19 or problems. So, next time you are 20 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly!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. to get D. got15. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used16. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes17. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as18. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires(需要) D. represents(代表)19. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope20. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with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。

八年级英语阅读水平竞赛试题（时量：40分钟总分：120分）Name：Class：Score：阅读理解1 Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked. “In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily. “The most famous university?”“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”“Who's Fred Smith?”“He's my son.”“Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”（）l. The story happened in ________.A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England（）2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they have a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school（）3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was handsomeC. her son was going to study in a universityD. her son was very friendly to others（）4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.A. her friend could hear herB. all the people could hear herC. she hoped to make all the people happyD. she hoped they would say congratulations to her（）5. Which of the following is true? __________.A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's wordsB. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous universityC. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too阅读理解2“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.（）1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.A. only one meaningB. no meaningsC. many different meaningsD. the same meaning（）2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.A. seeB. showC. knowD. feel（）3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”A. interested inB. angry aboutC. afraid ofD. unhappy with（）4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.A. pleased withB. strange toC. worried aboutD. careful with（）5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.A. can be used instead of many wordsB. usually means something interestingC. can make your life colourfulD. may not be as cool as it seems阅读理解3 A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old.“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”（）1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.A. close toB. far fromC. hittingD. coming to（）2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.A. 40,000,000,000B. 40,000,000C. 400,000,000D. 4,000,000,000（）3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.A. the trees were afraidB. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC. it was going to rainD. the moving was made by wind（）4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.A. Quite a fewB. someC. FewD. Many（）5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.A. happyB. afraidC. sorryD. angry阅读理解4 Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”“You want us to bring some money for the toys.”“We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’”（）1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?A. Sick children in Children’s HospitalB. Doctors in Children’s Hospital.C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.D. Toys made by the boys and girls.（）2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in thehospital.D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.（）3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’t have ____ to keep the childrenhappy and quiet.A. enough timeB. enough boys and girlsC. get money to buy toys forD. enough doctors（）4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ thesick children.A. give some money toB. make some toys forC. get money to buy toys forD. borrow some toys for（）5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.A. let everyone know her classB. save some money for toysC. make herself famousD. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others 阅读理解5 Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot ofthings. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Nowyou have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things onthe way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the oldman and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticketin all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't findmy ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don'thave to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't findmy ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”（）1. The old man bought a ticket _______.A. after he got on the trainB. before he got on the trainC. when the conductor told him to buy oneD. when he found he had no ticket with him（）2. About an hour later，the conductor began _______.A. to buy the ticketsB. to look for the ticketsC. to check(检查) the ticketsD. to show the tickets（）3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _________.A. the man was very oldB. he thought the old man had no money with himC. the old man showed him the ticketD. he believed the old man（）4. The old man still looked worried because _________.A. he couldn't get on the train.B. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going（）5. Which of the following is right?A. The old man went on the trip with his wifeB. The old man didn't find his ticketC. The conductor was also an old manD. The old man had to buy another ticket阅读理解6 The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”（）1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____. A. writing B. listening C. using it D. learning grammar（）2. What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistake.B. Write as quickly as you can.C. Laugh more often.D. Speak English as much as you can.（）3. When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.A. not careB. be happyC. feel worriedD. be unhappy（）4. When you make a mistake，you should ____.A. keep quietB. keep your sense of humorC. be kindD. get angry（）5. The story tells us：“_____”.A. Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD. There is no one who doesn't make mistakes阅读理解7 Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't. The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.（）1. White House is a house for ___________.A. the American people.B. the soldiers of U.S.A.C. the presidents of U.S.A.D. the patients of U.S.A.（）2. England fought with America in ____________.A. 1810B. 1812C. 1814D. 1916（）3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.A. it's covered with snowB. the house is very cleanC. the stone walls of the house were painted whiteD. they like white color（）4. The White House was painted white because ____________.A. the house is oldB. the house is newC. it was once on fire and was with marksD. they have enough paint（）5. “ever since”means ___________.A. neverB. onceC. from then onD. before阅读理解8 The aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way，or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason，we can get good result(结果).In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.（）1. The passage tells us ______.A. the importance of readingB. to read in the morningC. to pay attention to the ways of studyingD. to have patience in studying（）2. The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. many（）3. We'd better read in the morning because ______.A. it's easy to remember what we have learnedB. the air is fresh and the mind is clearC. it's difficult to get good resultsD. both A and B.（）4. If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read，it is ______.A. easy to understand it wellB. better to get something from itC. impossible for us to get something from itD. possible to learn something from it（）5. In studying we must always ask “whys”in order to ______.A. understand the book wellB. write down the questionsC. do with the new wordsD. get some questions to ask our teachers英语阅读能力竞赛试题（八年级）参考答案阅读理解1 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C阅读理解2 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D阅读理解3 1．A 2．C 3．B 4．D 5．A阅读理解4 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D阅读理解5 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. B阅读理解6 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D阅读理解7 1．C 2．B 3．C 4．C 5．C阅读理解8 1．C 2．B 3．B 4．C 5．A。

初二年级英语阅读与写作争霸赛难题40题1. In the novel "Pride and Prejudice", Elizabeth Bennet first meets Mr. Darcy at a ball. How does she initially feel about him?A. She is immediately attracted to himB. She thinks he is too proudC. She finds him very friendlyD. She admires his dancing skills答案：B。

解析：在《傲慢与偏见》原文中，伊丽莎白初次见到达西时，达西表现得非常高傲，伊丽莎白也察觉到了他的这种骄傲，所以她一开始觉得达西太骄傲了。

A选项，伊丽莎白并非马上被吸引；C选项，达西开始的表现并不友好；D选项，文中没有提及伊丽莎白赞赏他的舞技。

2. A science article mentions that a new species has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The article mainly focuses on the unique features of this species. What can we infer about the purpose of this article?A. To call for the protection of the Amazon rainforestB. To introduce a new discovery in the field of biologyC. To compare this new species with other speciesD. To promote tourism in the Amazon rainforest答案：B。

连云港市八年级学生英语听读竞赛初赛试题时间：60分钟满分：100分第一部分听力理解（共30分）一、听对话，根据问题选择正确答案（每小题1分，共15小题）。

( ) 1. A. B. C..( ) 2. A. B. C.( ) 3. A. B. C.( ) 4. A. B. C.( ) 5. A. B. C.( ) 6. A. B. C.( )7. A. B. C.( ) 8. A. B. C.( ) 9. A. Once a year. B. Twice a year. C. Every two years.( ) 10. A. Ice cream. B. Cola. C. Fruit.( ) 11. A. Go along with her to enjoy the film.B. Find someone else to go with him.C. Try to sell the ticket before the film starts.( ) 12. A. 300 meters away. B. 3,000 meters away. C. 30 minutes’ walk.( ) 13. A. She wants to eat some more fish.B. She doesn’t want to eat any more.C. She is still hungry.( ) 14. A. At seven. B. Before seven. C. After seven.( ) 15. A. 25 dollars. B. 20 dollars. C. 40 dollars.二、听短文，根据问题选择正确答案（每小题1分，共15小题）。

听第一篇短文，完成16-20小题。

( ) 16. They always left ________ at home when they went out.A. their dogB. their catC. their daughter( ) 17. How did they go to the cinema every evening?A. By bike.B. On foot.C. By car.( ) 18. The woman was very angry because_________.A. the dog was missingB. her husband didn’t catch the robberC. she didn’t think the dog looked after the house well( ) 19. What happened to the robber?A. He was locked in the room.B. He was caught in the garden.C. He was bitten by the dog.( ) 20. From the story, we can see that the dog is_________.A. clever and braveB. strong and friendlyC. lucky and honest听第二篇短文，完成21-25小题。