八年级英语阅读竞赛训练试题

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。

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Doctors tell us that holidays are necessary(必需的).We must restThis seems(似乎) to be right for most adults(成年人) but not1. A. working B. playing C. swimming D. running2. A. stay B. leave C. live D. go3. A. city B. town C. village D. part4. A. after B. up C. down D. away5. A. away B. back C. out D. at6. A. year B. month C. week D. day7. A. children B. women C. all D. both8. A. countries B. parts C. places D. towns9. A. cities B. schools C. families D. homes10. A. best B. better C. well D. good参考答案1.A这里指“每年应从工作中抽出一两个星期休息”。

2.B leave home走出家门口。

3.D4.D go away for a holiday表示外出度假。

5.B be back home回家。

6.A7.C 指这种方式适合大多成年人，但不适合所有的。

8.C9.D 小孩不愿离开自己的家。

10.A表示最喜欢like…best of a11。

阅读理解一Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruitand drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl. “What time is it now?”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack. “Where's yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle schoolA. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.A. he's her grandsonB. he's cleverC. he can keep quietD. he gets home on time3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.A. classmateB. colleague (同事)C. auntD. wife4. The word “stamp”in the story means ______ in Chinese.A. 盖印B. 跺C. 贴邮票D. 承认5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.A. to wake his grandma upB. to make his grandma angryC. that his grandma was going to tell him the timeD. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch参考答案： 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C讲解：1.第一句介绍杰克今年20岁，2年前中学毕业，故选B。

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.B. By selling saplings.C. By running a hospital.D. By planting vegetables.21. The couple decided to plant trees because they ______.A. wanted to change their poor condition and live a rich lifeB. found there were so many empty lands in their villageC. found the land in their village was suitable for planting treesD. wanted to take care of the trees like raising children22. What is Thimmakka’s next dream?A. To raise money for her village.B. To open a hospital.C. To plant more trees in her village.D. To encourage more people to plant trees.23. What can we learn from the passage?A. Thimmakka has made a lot of money by planting trees.B. Thimmakka planted saplings along the river.C. Thimmakka is a great woman with a strong mind.D. Thimmakka’s husband has been dead for fifteen years.C篇Seat belts(安全带) are placed in a car for the safety of the driver as well as the passengers. When a person is traveling in a car, he moves with the same speed as the car. Therefore, if the car meets with an accident, the driver and the passengers will be thrown forward or to the sides with great force, which may result in hurts or even death. Seat belts are meant to prevent deaths from accidents because of car accidents.The most important reason for wearing a safety belt while driving is that itreduces(降低) the chances of being hurt by 50%, if one meets with an accident. Seat belts provide maximum(最大限度的)safety. They will prevent you fromgetting jerked to the sides or in the front if an accident happens.If the driver makes a sudden brake(刹车) , he and the passengers are thrownforward. Wearing a seat belt will prevent it greatly.After meeting with an accident, if it is found that the person has sufferedhurts because of not wearing a seat belt, he should be responsible for his hurts.Many people complain that they would prefer being out of the car if in anaccident instead of being inside. While, it is safer for a person to be inside the car as one cannot be sure how he would land, if thrown out of the car. There may even be cases that the passengers knock into each other if the carstops suddenly. Wearing a seat belt will avoid this situation.One has to be very careful about child seat belt safety. If children are not old enough to wear a seat belt, they should be seated in a child car seat. It is also suggested that one wear a seat belt when traveling in a taxi. Sometimes, a person can legally(合法地) not wear a seat belt if advised by the doctor for health reasons.24. Why does the underlined word “jerked” mean in the passage?A. hurt seriouslyB. pushed suddenlyC. killed accidentally.D. hit slowly25. When a traffic accident happens, a person had better ______.A. be thrown out of the carB. let go of the seat belt immediatelyC. stop the car as soon as possibleD. be inside the car26. We can learn from the passage that________.A. wearing a seat belt can reduce the chances of injury by 60% in an accidentB. wearing a seat belt can prevent people from being thrown forward or to the sides completely（完全地）C. it is illegal(非法的) for people not to wear a seat belts in the writer’s countryD. it is OK for children to wear a seat belt no matter how old they are27. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Reasons for wearing your seat beltB. How to wear a seat belt correctlyC. Seat belts and traffic accidentsD. How to avoid（避免）injuries in car accidentsD篇A couple of parents still believe that it is not alright to let theirchildren ride a bike to school. Maybe parents have some safety concerns(忧虑). However, if done safely, biking for children can be a wonderful and enjoyable experience.If you are not balanced(平衡的) as an adult, it can cause problems for you. You would fall and hurt yourself seriously. You must prevent your children from being unbalanced. By allowing your children to ride a bike, you’re teachingthem to keep their balance from a young age. If you use a balance bike, it can help to teach your children how to balance themselves quickly.One of the biggest concerns for parents is the increasing weight problems of children in the United Kingdom. Children are eating more and exercising less. If parents don't start encouraging their children to love exercise from a young age, children won’t enjoy it when they’re older. By using a balance bike parentscan improve not only the fitness of their children but also for themselves.There is a great tool to encourage your children to regard exercise as fun. Itis really helpful to both of you.Children catch on to new things very quickly. If you always praise them and they realize the potential(潜能)within themselves, their self-confidence(自信) will grow. If you spend time in the park or some public places, your childrenwill be able to see that other children are not riding their bikes as easily as they are. This confidence can help them later in life when they start dealingwith difficult situations.So many children try to ride a bike simply because they can't center on where they’re going, because they look at their feet the whole time. With a balance bike they don't need to consider these problems. They simply lift their feet off the ground and go.28. Biking from a young age can teach kids to ______.A. avoid falling off their bikesB. protect themselves from dangerC. balance themselvesD. ride bikes easily and quickly29. What causes British kid’s weight problem?A. More meat and fewer vegetables.B. More food and less exercise.C. Too much TV time.D. Too much homework.30. Praise from parents can help kids______.A. build up their confidenceB. catch on to new things fastC. deal with difficult situationsD. work hard to improve31. What does this passage mainly tell us about?A. The advantage of biking for kids.B. Different ideas about biking to school.C. How to keep one’s balance on your bike.D. Enjoyable experiences on bikes.E篇The hope for happiness can be a lifelong search for some people, but researchers believe they may have found the most important reason for feeling a greater sense of happiness.Researchers from Nottingham Trent University found that the more someone was identified(认同) by a certain group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier he was with his life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have important advantages of the sense of happiness,” said Dr Juliet Wakefield, a psychologist(心理学家) at Nottingham Trent University. “We would like to identify with groups that share our values, interests and those that support（支持） us in difficult times. And we can see how this would be connected(连接) with happiness. We often forget the sense of happiness because the speed of modern life is always fast and the center of modern life is achievement. And we always forget, to be the best ourselves, we need the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 volunteers felt connected to certain groups, and then checked the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. She added, “It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn't the same as membership. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that personal sense of belongings that’s the key to happiness.Healthcare professionals encourage people to join groups that they are interested in. They advise people to keep connection with groups they already belong to. Simple social behaviors like this could in turn help to prevent future ill health.”Another study found that intelligent(聪明的) people could be more easily distracted(思想不集中的) at work. So if you have trouble paying all your attention to your work, it’s probably because of all those amazing ideas you have running through your head.32. What does the researchers’ finding suggest?A. To feel happiness, one should share values and interests with others.B. To feel happiness, one should think more about his group life.C. One should forget modern life’s fast speed and center.D. One should be identified by others through a hobby.33. According to Juliet, people would like to forget that_______.A. they need others’ supportB. they live a competitive lifeC. happiness is as important as workD. they should have friends34. According to the 4,000 volunteers, how people felt connected to certain groups has an influence on _______.A. their life choicesB. their work abilityC. their levels of happinessD. their social relationship35. According to the passage, who are much probably happier?A. People who have a big family and friends.B. People who have a lot of hobbies and interests.C. People who gain membership of a good social group.D. People who feel a sense of belonging to social groups.完形填空答案：DDBBC ACDAC BBACD阅读理解答案：ACBD ADBC BDCA CBAA BACD。

牛津译林版八年级上册英语阅读竞赛试卷Class_____________Name______________Score______________一、完形填空I was driving in my car the other day. The sun was out, the radio was playing, and I was 1 along. The song was a 2 one and even my weak voice sounded good singing it. Then it happened, however. The sweet sound of the music 3 and there came the unpleasant news. Gas prices went up again. Fans of two sports teams got into fight. I sighed and wondered about this 4 world we live in.5 , I could take no more and turned off the6 . Keeping silent seemed better than listening to7 else about the crazy, competitive society we live in. I slowed down as I entered a town and8 the people as I drove by. A tall man was9 an elderly lady out of a car and helping her place her walker so she could go into store. A smiling woman was 10 food onto the square while a dozen birds flew down to enjoy the food. A young man was walking along, carrying his 11 safely in his arms. When the daughter pulled the hat off his head, they both 12 . I laughed too as I looked at all of his 13 . The radio may have been off in my car, 14 in my heart I was still singing.In truth, this world could have more kindness and less 15 . Kindness makes us all winners in this life and our life is full of kindness, love and joy.( )1.A. talking B. singing C. walking D. driving( )2.A. long B. boring C. joyful D. sad( )3.A. ended B. continued(继续) C. jumped D. fell( )4.A. exciting B. interesting C. unusual D. crazy( )5.A. Finally B. Generally(通常) C. Secretly D. Calmly(镇定地) ( )6.A. television B. radio C. gas D. light( )7.A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing( )8.A. touched B. watched C. avoided(避免) D. recognized(认出) ( )9.A. freeing B. protecting C. helping D. keeping( )10.A. collecting B. moving C. covering D. throwing( )11.A. daughter B. son C. dog D. cat( )12.A. stopped B. stood C. laughed D. shouted( )13.A. weakness B. kindness C. loneliness D. sadness( )14.A. for B. or C. and D. but( )15.A. silence(寂静) B. development(发展) C. competition D. sickness二、首字母填空It is a great but difficult project(项目) to set up a permanent(永久的)humansettlement on Mars. Over 200,000 volunteers from 1)m___________ than 120countries have applied to take a one-way trip to Mars.The project, run by a Dutch company named Mars One, aims to send a group of volunteers to Mars, and 2)b___________ of the physiological(生理上的) change in the human body after a stay on Mars, it would be 3)i______________ to come back. So it’s only a one-way trip! However, that hasn’t stop volunteers becoming one of Mars’ first citizen s(公民). “This is turning out to be the most welcome job in 4)h______________,” says Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of Mars One.Day-to-day life on Mars will not be 5)e______________. The daily work will includebuilding greenhouses or doing some research ——all in a lonely environment.Mars is not friendly to life. Its atmosphere(大气) is so thin that it won’t6)p_____________ you from harmful radiation(辐射) from the sun. You can’t breathe(呼吸) the air。

初二英语阅读竞赛试题完型填空(每题1.5分)(A)“Wanted by the FBI(联邦调查局)”.To the murderer,or the bank robber,these are the most 1words in the world.When the criminal hears2,he/she knows that lots of trained persons are3him/her.They know every trick that the criminal knows and many more.If he/she makes just one 4,they’ll get him/her.That’s5the criminal who is hunted can’t sleep well.That’s why he/she becomes6.When he/she makes a mistake,he/she will not be wanted by the FBI any longer.He/She will be caught.The FBI began in1924.Attorney General(司法部长)Harlan F Stone chose J Edgar Hoover,a young lawyer(律师）in the Department of Justice(司法部),to head the new agency.“What we need 7a new kind of police force,”he said.“Criminals today are smart.We8beat them in old ways.We have to9officers to work scientifically.”J Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans.He chose his men10.They had to be 11the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five.He wanted only people with good manners and good12.They would have to meet all kinds of people13they worked as his officers.Hoover wanted people who could use a teacup as14as a gun.He chose people 15carefully that he made the FBI the hardest service in the world to get into.The FBI cannot help in every crime.It can look into only certain crimes against the government.Solving all the other crimes is the duty of local police forces.()1. A.exciting B.frightening C.interesting D.surprising()2. A.it B.him C.her D.them()3. A.after B.near C.before D.beside()4. A.joke B.story C.trick D.mistake()5. A.how B.why C.when D.where()6. A.excited B.generous C.nervous D.relaxed()7. A.is B.are C.was D.were()8. A.can’t B.mustn’t C.may not D.shouldn’t()9. A.ask B.advise C.help D.train()10. A.quickly B.slowly C.carefully D.carelessly()11. A.at B.between C.from D.over()12. A.appearance B.character C.humour D.mood()13. A.if B.though C.when D.while()14. A.often B.quickly C.soon D.well()15. A.too B.very C.so D.such(B)With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building.He held up a sign which said，"I 'm blind,please help."Only a few people put16in the hat.A man was walking by.He17some coins into the hat.He then turned the sign18.wrote some words,put the sign back and left. Soon the hat began to fill up.A lot more people19to give money to the blind boy.That afternoon the man came to see20things were.The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声)and asked,"Were you the one who21my sign this morning?What did you write?"The man said,"I only wrote the truth.I said what you said but in a22way."What he had written was,"Today is a beautiful day,23I cannot see it."Both the24told people that the boy was blind.But the first sign simply25 people to help by throwing some money into the26.The second one,however,told people that they were able to enjoy the27of the day,but the boy couldn't28he was blind.There are at least two lessons we can learn29this story.First,be thankful for whatyou have.Someone else has less.Help them if you can.30,be creative.Think differently. There is always a better way!()16.A.eggs B.coins C.toys D.pencils()17.A.got B.lost C.took D.dropped(18.A.on B.off C.back D.around()19.A.asked B.began C.hoped D.continued()20.A.how B.what C.whose D.which()21.A.put B.found C.changed D.cleaned()ual B.simple C.different D.dangerous()23.A.as B.so C.for D.but()24.A.signs B.men C.boys D.lessons()25.A.told B.took C.helped D.ordered()26.A.bag B.hat C.pocket D.basket()27.A.food B.songs C.beauty D.pictures()28.A.because B.unless C.before D.though()29.A.about B.with C.from D.except()30.A.First B.Second C.Third D.Fourth阅读理解:(每题1.5分)(1)In China,children like to sing a lovely little song.“Little swallow,wears bright clothes,and comes here every spring.”But have you ever wondered where all the swallows go during the cold winter?Like many other animals,swallows will fly south when days turn cold leaves begin to fall from trees.They travel many miles to find a warmer winter.This type of travel is called migration. Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold.About600out9,000kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.Many birds don’t like the cold weather.They need food,but plants die and insects hide in winter. So,they will only come home the next year,when there will be lots of food for them to eat.But the trip is often hard and not safe.Many birds fly in groups and make noises.Cranes fly in groups like the letter V,or in a row.Others travel in pairs or alone.Some can travel a very long way.They fly between lands.For example,the Arctic tern can travel 20,100kilometres.They build a home near the North Pole,go to the Antarctica in autumn,and then come back in spring.How do the birds find their way?They look at things like the sun,moon and stars.They never gotlost.()31.Birds usually live in_____and come back in_____.A.autumn,springB.spring,autumnC.autumn,winterD.winter,spring()32.These birds migrate mainly because______during winter.A.they like to migrateB.it is too coldC.other big birds eat themD.there’s no much food for them()33.The trip is hard and not safe,so many birds travel in______.A.aloneB.groupsC.pairsD.itself()34.Birds find their way by______.A.following the windB.listening to noises other birds make.C.looking at some certain things.D.looking at clouds()35.What can we learn from the passage?A.All the birds like to migrate.B.Animals are born naturally to be able to suit themselves to the environment.C.Many birds often migrate because they like travelling very much.D.More and more animals are losing their living areas.(2)American and British people both speak English of course.But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.First of all,they sound very different.Often,Americans don’t say each word separately.They say words together.Americans may say“I dun no”instead of“I don’t know”.Or they may say “Whaddya say?”instead of“What did you say?”However,the British are more careful.They usually say all the words and keep them separate.Sound is not only the difference.Words sometimes have different meanings too.For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different.Americans drive trucks,but in England people drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries.In England,if you are going to telephone your friends,you“phone them up”.In America,you“give them a call”.When you are saying goodbye in England you might say“Cheerio!”In America you might say“See you later.”There’re also some differences in grammar.For example,Americans usually use the helping verb “do”when they ask a question.They say“Do you have a storybook?”But the British often leave out the helping verb.They say“Have you a storybook?”Most languages are like nguages change over time.When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways.This is what has happened to English.It can also happen to other languages,such as French.Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.()36.What does the word“separately”mean in this passage?It means“_____”.A.含糊地B.快速地C.分开地D.简略地()37.The vocabulary for cars and driving is_____.A.an example of British EnglishB.an example of American EnglishC.the same in America and EnglandD.not the same in America and England()nguages_____.A.are always changing as time passesB.keep unchanged even if（即使）time changesC.are the same in all placesD.are easy to learn()39.Which of the following is right?A.American people usually say“I don’t know”instead of“I dun no”.B.There are four differences between American and British English.C.Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.D.When people live in different places,the language is in the same way.()40.This passage is mainly about_____.A.English vocabularyB.how American sounds are different from British soundsC.the way the British say wordsD.some differences between American and British English短文填空根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整通顺。

八年级英语阅读理解竞赛试题制卷人：歐陽文化、歐陽理複；制卷時間：二O二二年二月七日姓名______ 得分_______I. 阅读理解AIn the evening Alice listened to her grandpa’s story.When he finished, Alice said, “When I grow up, I will visit different places, and I will live next to the sea.〞“That is very well, little Alice,〞said her grandpa, “but there is a third thing you must do.〞“What is that?〞“You must do something to make the world more beautiful.〞And pretty soon Alice grew up. She visited here and there. One day, however, she got hurt.“Well, maybe it is time to find my place by the sea,〞 said Alice. And it was, and she did.“But there is still one more thing I have to do,〞she said. “I have to do something to make the world more beautiful.〞But what?The next spring Alic e still couldn’t walk. She had to stay in bed most of the time. Through her bedroom front window she could see the beautiful lupine (扁豆) flowers in her garden.Then another spring came. Alice could take walks again. One day she came to a hill. On the other side of the hill were lots of lupine flowers!“It was the wind,〞she said. “It brought the seeds (种子) from my garden!〞Then Alice had a wonderful idea!It was to buy lots of lupine seeds. All summer, wherever she went, Alice would bring seeds there.The next spring there were lupine flowers everywhere. Alice did the most difficult thing of all.根据材料内容选择最正确答案。

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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。

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Ⅰ.完形填空 Ⅱ.阅读理解Ⅰ.完形填空（共两大题，20小题，每小题1分）AIn recent years, computer games have become more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops and restaurants along busy 1 have changed into 2 game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with 3 especially young boys.In the computer game houses, people 4 a lot of money competing with the computerized machines. It’s 5 for one to win against a computer, but one can make 6 after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology （赌博心理）when they play computer games. The more they 7 lose the more they want to win, and at last they even cannot live without it. For school boys, they have no 8 for their lessons. When class is over, they rush to the nearby computer game houses. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not 9 enough to get the money. They begin to steal 10 students’ money and become thieves. 1. A. rivers B. cities C. markets D. streets2. A. small B. big C. computer D. sports3. A. people B. boys C. women D. girls4. A. take B. win C. costD. spend 5. A. easy B. hard C. important D. wonderful 6. A. mistakes B. money C. progress D. rich 7. A. miss B. lose C. play D. make 8. A. different B. secret C. mind D. duty 9. A. bad B. angry C. difficult D. lucky 10. A. other B. oursC. hisD. herBWe can use many kinds of energy.Most energy in the 1 today comes from 2 coal and oil. But this will not be so in the future. We will get much of our energy 3 water, the sun and the 4 . We will produce atomic （原子）energy, and leave coal and 5 as raw （原始）material for cloth, plastics and other things. Some 6 of the world are very dry. Very 7 people live there, 8 there is a lot of sunshine and wind. With 9 atomic energy and energy form the sun and wind, we will be able to bring fresh water from far away or change sea water 10 fresh water. 11. A. moon B. sun C. world D. space 12. A. burning B. buying C. boiling D. taking 13. A. in B. from C. on D. to 14. A. moon B. cloud C. wind D. snow 15. A. water B. paper C. glass D. oil 16. A. schools B. places C. hills D. ground 17. A. few B. little C. a few D. a little 18. A. and B. but C. then D. so 19. A. cheap B. expensive C. a little D. good 20. A. to B. into C. from D. forⅡ.阅读理解（共七大题，35小题，每小题2分）A Mary didn’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today”, “You are yellow”, “He has a green thumb”, “He has told a white lie” and so on. And she went to the teacher Mrs. James for help. Mary: Mrs. James, there is a color in each of the sentences. What do they mean? Mrs. James: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellow afraid. A person with a green thumb means he grows plants well and a white lie is not a bad one.” Mary: I’m afraid I don’t understand them all. Would you give me an example for “a white密 封 线 内 不 要 答 题lie”? Mrs. James: Certainly. Now I just give you some cakes. In fact you don’t like it, but you don’t want to let me know it. Instead you say, “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie. Mary: It sounds very interesting. Thanks very much. Mrs. James: You are welcome. Colors are meaningful. I think you will meet more sentences like these in the future. Please come to me if you have any questions.1.Blue sometimes means sad and is _____ English.A. goodB. spokenC. poorD. useful2.I don’t have a green thumb, so all my plants ______.A.die offB. grow wellC. look niceD. are good3. Tom is ____ to climb the tree. He’s yellow.A. happyB. cleverC. sadD. afraid4. He didn’t like me to know ____ of the accident. He told me a white lie.A. the reasonB. the meaningC. the answerD. the true story5. He is ______ today. His father is ill.A. blueB. yellowC. greenD. whiteBIn some foreign countries, some people don't like the number 13. They don't think 13 is a lucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor.My friend Jack has got the same idea. He doesn't like the number 13, either. One day, he asked some friends to dinner. When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit around the dinner table. He began to count the people in his mind while they were having the delicious food. Suddenly, he cried out, "Oh, there are thirteen people here!" Everybody's face turned white except Mr. Brown. He said slowly with a smile on his face, "Don't worry, my dear friends! We have fourteen people here. My wife Mrs. Brown will have a baby in a few weeks. She's in the family way now. "All of them became happy again."Congratulations!" they said to Mrs. and Mr. Brown. They enjoyed the nice food and had a good time that evening.6.________were asked to dinner that day.A. Jack and IB. Some of my friendsC.14 peopleD. Some of Jack’s friends7.Jack began to count the people________.A. before dinnerB. at dinner timeC. after dinnerD. when they came in8.My friend Jack ________the number 13.A. likesB. doesn’t likeC. has gotD. wants9.Why did their faces turned white when Jack said there were 13 people?Because_____.A. the table was too smallB. they needed another personC. they thought 13 was a lucky numberD. they thought 13 was an unlucky number10.All the people became happy again________.A. when I went inB. because they had a good timeC. because the food was deliciousD. because they heard they had one more person thereCThe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(通讯设备).Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people, When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules(法规)to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 in now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused(引起)by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.11.________,our world is becoming much smaller.A. Because of the rise in pollutionB. Thanks to science developmentC. Because the earth is being polluted day and nightD. Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year12.Hundreds of years ago, life was ________it is today.A. much easier thanB. as easy asC. much harder thanD. as hard as13. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it.Here “it”means________.A. rubbishB. noise pollutionC. air pollutionD. water pollution14.Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because________.A. it makes much noiseB. it makes us angry more easilyC. it makes our rivers and lakes dirtyD. it’s bad for all living things in the world15.Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.C. The problem of the pollution is not so serious because there are not so many peopleliving on the earth.D. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would behelpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.DIf you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星).A comet sometimes looks like a star. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels.If a comet isn’t a star, what is it the n?Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. When sunshine melts the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.Many people perhaps have seen a comet. However no one knows how many comets there are. There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see.An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. Some comets move out of our sight and never come back. Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever seen Halley’s Comets because the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be able to see Halley’s Comets when it comes near the earth again.16.A comet is like ________.A. sunB. moonC. sunlightD. the earth17.A large part of a comet is ______.A.water and rockB. water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with ironC. ice, iron and rock dustD. only a few big pieces of rock18.Maybe many people _______.A. haven’t seen any cometsB. have seen all cometsC. have seen a comet at daytimeD. have seen a comet19.Some comets keep coming back ________.A. at any timeB. at noonC. at regular timesD. at daytime20.Halley’s Comets came back _____.A. in 1990B. in 1980C. in 1986D. in 1989EA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What’s the problem?”The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow's ill,”the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How's your cow?”the vet asked.“No change,”the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?”the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,”the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?”the vet asked.“The cow blew first,”the farmer said.21.In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals22.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill23.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.24.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth25.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. Passage 2FOn November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope , and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water. Or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!26hree men flew in a balloon _________.A. more than a century agoB. to visit PolandC. for nearly 1,800 kilometersD. to another city27.The metal box was used for _______.A. changing weightB. carrying ropes of the basketC. keeping drinking waterD. carrying the bags of sand28.When the balloon went up higher, ________.A.they saw the sun go downB. the temperature of the balloon began to fallC. they could see a black hole on the groundD. they made a hole in the basket with their knives29.The balloon landed __________.A. in a foreign countryB. on a lakeC. in LondonD. on the sea30.The three men had to land because _______.A.they were very hungryB. they had not enough sandC. they pulled the box into the basketD. they felt too coldGIf you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）31.If you lost in the forest, you should stay where you are and give signals three times.32.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you shouldshout or whistle three times33.When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, you should try to run to them.34.When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should make a fire so thatyou can have some tea.35.This passage mainly tells you what you should do if you get lost in a forest .。

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。

八年级英语阅读竞赛（2010.12）班级姓名成绩一．根据短文内容，选择正确的答案：(A)Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.1、Tom went into the station cafe because .A．Mike asked him to have a cup of teaB．it was quite early and he could find a seat thereC．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirlsD．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelveC．Half past eleven D．Half past one3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find A．the time is right B．it’s going slowerC．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster4、Which of the following is true?A．Tom arrived in Paris on timeB．The next bus would leave in half an hourC．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longerD．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?A．The Mirror of the StationB．Not A Careful ManC．Missing A BusD．The Clock In The Mirror（B）Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere（大气）, because this is where the weather forms（形成）. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists （气象学家）can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare（比较）them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead（提前）.1. Satellites travel _____________.A. in spaceB. in the atmosphereC. above the groundD. above space2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because __________.A. the weather satellites can do it easilyB. clouds form thereC. the weather forms thereD. the pictures can forecast the weather3. Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.A. when they have received satellite picturesB. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC. before they received satellite picturesD. during they study satellite pictures4. Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for ________.A. one dayB. two daysC. five daysD. seven days or even longer5. The main（主要的）idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.A. taking pictures of the atmosphereB. receiving pictures of the atmosphereC. doing other work in many waysD. weather forecasting(C)Dick was a clever and hard-working student, but his parents were poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店) during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(做帐). In the hospital, of course, Kick was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Kick had to wear white clothes.One evening in the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating room. The woman already felt frightened(害怕) when she thought about the operation. When she saw Kick coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.“No! No!” she cried, “Not my butcher! I won’t let my butcher operate on me!” With these words, she fainted away(晕倒).( )1. Dick had to work after class and during his holidays because ______.A. he liked to be a butcherB. he wanted to be a doctorC. his family was poorD. he wanted to be rich ( )2. Dick did so well in the butcher’s shop, so the butche r ______.A. let him do the accountsB. let him cut and sell meat aloneC. let him get a job in a hospitalD. let him wear a butcher’s clothes( )3. Dick wore white clothes ______.A. only at homeB. all the timeC. both in the butcher’s and in the hospitalD. only in the hospital( )4. In the hospital, the woman thought Dick would ______.A. operate on herB. sell meat to herC. cut her into piecesD. sell her like meat ( )5. Which is the right order of the following statements(陈述)?a. Dick got a job in the butcher’s shop.b. The woman would not let Dick operate on her.c. Dick got a job in the hospital.d. The woman bought some meat from Dick.e. The woman fainted away.A. a;e;d;c;bB. e;d;b;c;aC. a;c;d;b;eD. a;c;d;e;b二、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

初二英语竞赛试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题1分，共20分）1. Which of the following words is spelled incorrectly?A. beautifulB. impossibleC. impossilbeD. wonderful Answer: C2. What is the opposite word of "large"?A. smallB. bigC. tallD. shortAnswer: A3. How do you say "在...的左边" in English?A. on the left ofB. to the left ofC. at the left ofD. in the left of Answer: B4. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?A. She don't like apples.B. She doesn't like apples.C. She don't likes apples.D. She doesn't likes apples. Answer: B5. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The library is________ the school and the supermarket.A. betweenB. amongC. inD. atAnswer: A6. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: He is very________ in his new job.A. excitedB. excitingC. exciteD. excitementAnswer: A7. Which of the following is the correct way to ask about someone's age?A. How old are you?B. What's your age?C. How many years do you have?D. How many years old are you?Answer: A8. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form: My sister is ________ than me.A. tallB. tallerC. more tallD. most tallAnswer: B9. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我每天乘坐公交车去学校" in English?A. I go to school by bus every day.B. I go to school on bus every day.C. I take a bus to school every day.D. I take the bus to school every day.Answer: D10. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the meeting is to discuss the new project.A. reasonB. purposeC. causeD. effectAnswer: B11. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is a ________ student and always gets good grades.A. excellentB. excellentlyC. excellenceD. excellencyAnswer: A12. Which of the following is the correct way to express "他正在学习英语" in English?A. He is learning English.B. He is studying English.C. He is learning Englishs.D. He is studying Englishs.Answer: A13. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The weather is getting ________ every day.A. hotB. hotterC. hottestD. hotnessAnswer: B14. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我需要一杯水" in English?A. I need a cup of water.B. I need a cup water.C. I need a water.D. I need water.Answer: A15. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is ________ to the cinema with her friends.A. goB. goesC. goingD. wentAnswer: C16. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the book is very interesting.A. coverB. titleC. pageD. chapterAnswer: B17. Which of the following is the correct way to express "他正在打篮球" in English?A. He is playing basketball.B. He is playing the basketball.C. He is playing basketballs.D. He is playing the basketballs.Answer: A18. Fill in the blank with the correct word: She is a ________ teacher and all the students like her.A. patientB. impatientC. patienceD. impatientlyAnswer: A19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: The________ of the house is very beautiful.A. gardenB. parkC. yardD. fieldAnswer: C20. Which of the following is the correct way to express "我正在看电视" in English?A. I am watching TV.B. I am seeing TV.C. I am looking TV.D. I am looking at TV.Answer: A二、完形填空题（每题1分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案填空。

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。

八年级英语阅读竞赛训练试题4完形填空Seven loyal readers came to the Teens’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 1 made them excited was that they had their say. “What most impressed me was 2 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 3 me,” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad that when she was talking, the editors nodded and even 4 notes.Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 5 . You may often 6 about being neglected (忽略) by teachers and parents. 7 before complaining, please 8 that you have already spoken about your thoughts.It’s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 9 the ones to tell teenagers what they should and shouldn’t do. The young are 10 to doing what they are told, rather than thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be11 .A girl wrote to Teens about her family 12 . She used to be very sad because her father seldom talked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 13 decided to write her father a letter, telling him about her sadness. To her 14 , the father 15 , saying that he didn’t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 16 .Sometimes, we need to let our 17 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.Don’t be afraid of being 18 for what you have done. You know it is your 19 to speak your mind. 20 your ideas are denied (否定), at least you have tried your best. You will not be left with any regret.1．A. really B. directly C. completely D. immediately2． A. how B. when C. where D. what3． A. at B. for C. on D. in4． A. read B. saw C. copied D. took5． A. opinions B. speeches C. songs D. articles6． A. talk B. complain C. write D. speak7． A. And B. So C. But D. Instead8． A. make good B. make of C. make up D. make sure9． A. seldom B. never C. always D. hardly10．A. used B. reduced C. advised D. told11．A. remembered B. used C. touched D. heard12．A. story B. history C. event D. report13．A. sadly B. suddenly C. angrily D. finally14．A. sorrow B. disappointment C. surprise D. joy15．A. apologized B. smiled C. laughed D. shouted16．A. exchanged B. changed C. talked D. played17．A. voices B. decisions C. suggestions D. secrets18．A. punished B. blamed C. beaten D. fined19．A. duty B. task C. right D. pleasure20．A. Even if B. Because C. Instead D. Not until阅读理解AAbout five years ago , an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels(控制板)on the ground rather than theroof .Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway .The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun ,while providing safer driving conditions , along with power and data delivery . They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor(微处理器)that monitors and controls the panel , while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles travelling overhead . The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions(抓地力) they need.According to the inventors , the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop , or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots , bike paths , sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw ＄100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to builda smart-road parking lot in the coming spring .21. In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway.A. is too expensive to build at presentB. costs no more money than current roadsC. can provide as many data as present computersD. will bring them a large sum of money22.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. the panelsB. the inventorsC. the researchersD. the vehicles23.The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except .A. providing safer driving conditionsB. helping drivers communicate with each other while drivingC. creating and carrying clean renewable electricityD. warning drivers of various speed control problems24. It can be inferred from the text that_________.A. the Solar Roadway has already been put into useB. ＄100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotC. the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsD. future electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere25.What can be the best title for the text?A. Solar-powered smart road of the futureB. The great changes on the roadwayC. The influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleD. The Solar Road—a much faster roadB Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right theywere! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist（遗传学家）who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach（巴赫）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years wrinkle（使生皱纹）the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. Patricia Mallrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enth usiasm. She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money.”If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her depression（抑郁）that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am persuaded to call Layton a genius.”We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn t he tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses —finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.26. Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A. Enthusiasm plays an important part in success.B. If you don't have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.27.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ________.A. music can arouse people’s enthusiasmB. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeedC. enthusiasm can make people feel youngD. enthusiasm can keep people healthy28.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.29.The author holds the view that ________.A. enthusiastic people will never get oldB. enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy lifeC. enthusiasm is more important than experienceD. enthusiasm can give people more success and fame任务型阅读We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is agood thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don’t take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.Let’s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we完型ABCDA BCDCA DADCA BABCA 阅读BDBCA ACCBachieve/reach mistakes appreciating Example Forget/Ignore try/ do . colleagues/others devote patient s ucceed。

永康中学八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷一、完形填空(共30题，30分)AAlthouth it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet（西藏）. Our legs were so heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicycles? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze（结冰）.However, the lakes 5 like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful.Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didn’t need to 6 her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7 us. We were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9 . At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to 10 our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.In the early evening we stopped to 11 . We put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 12 . At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It got very 13 . As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 15 hardly wait to see them!( )1. A. we B. you C. they D. it( )2. A. never B. ever C. even D. yet( )3. A. dressed in B. put on C. taken off D. dressed up ( )4. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night( )5. A. shine B. shining C. shines D. shone( )6. A. follow B. encourage C. remind D. discover ( )7. A. looked at B. looked around C. looked for D. looked over ( )8. A. up B. down C. around D. into( )9. A. colder B. drier C. warmer D. wetter ( )10. A. charge B. check C. chase D. change ( )11. A. make beds B. make friends C. make camp D. make money ( )12. A. alive B. alone C. away D. awake ( )13. A. cloudy B. foggy C. noisy D. quiet( )14. A. lie B. lied C. lay D. laid( )15. A. may B. can C. must D. shallBIn the deep parts of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I can’t forget them 16 many years have passed.I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But to tell the truth, he 17 the water. Any kind of 18 ride seemed to give him pleasure. And he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.But I never really liked being on the water. The way my father did. I liked being 19 the water, Moving through it, Having it all around me. I was not a strong swimmer 20 one who learned to swim early, for I had fears. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and 21 those summer days with my father, who would come by on a break. I needed him to see 22 I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the 23 person not in swimsuit.After 24 . I would go inside his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk. Where he let me 25 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes I was left alone at his desk while he 26 in the lab. One afternoon an assistant came in and told me not to be playing with my father’s 27 . Just then my father returned. He stopped the assistant and said easily. “Oh, no. 28 .” And sometimes when my fahter wasn’t out, he would hand me coins and tell me to get29a cup of ice cream.A poet once said, “We look at lift once, in childhood; the rest is 30 .” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood ” that decides out memories. But who. in that childhood, look at us.( )16. A. still B. already C. even D. yet( )17. A. escaped B. refused C. praised D. loved ( )18. A. boat B. bus C. train D. bike ( )19. A. on B. off C. by D. in( )20. A. and B. but C. or D. for( )21. A. spending B. wasting C. saving D. running ( )22. A. where B. when C. what D. how ( )23. A. next B. only C. other D. last ( )24. A. finishing B. fishing C. swimming D. working ( )25. A. put up B. play with C. break down D. workout ( )26. A. worked B. would work C.was working D.had worked ( )27. A. fishing net B. office things C.wooden chair D. ball rules ( )28. A. it’s fine B. it’s serious C. its important D. it’s friendly ( )29. A. the poet B. the assistant C. himself D. my self ( )30. A. memory B. purpose C. truth D. practice二、阅读理解（共15题，30分）AThe age for drinking alcohol by law in the United States is twenty-one. A younger person will be punished if he drinks alcohol. However, many students drink alcohol in colleges and universities and they think it is a common part of college social life. Let’s see some numbers from a report, more then seventeen million students get higher education in the United States. Each year, one thousand seven hundred of them die from alcohol-related road accidents. More than six hundred thousand are hurt badly after drinking. And almost seven hundred thousand students are attacked by students who have been drinking.At the University of Oklahoma（俄克拉何马，美国的一个州）, new policies went into effect after a nineteen-year-old student died in 2004. He had been drinking heavily at a party. Now, drinking is not allowed in many situations. Student organizations can sell alcohol only on Friday and Saturday. The first-year students must take an alcohol education program online.The punishments are as follows: With a first strike（违法）, students pay seventy-five dollars and their parents are told. They must also take an alchol education class. For a second time, they have to pay one hundred fifty dollars. A third strike means a suspension（暂停，暂时剥夺）for at least one term.Since January of 2005, six hundred thirty-three students have had a first strike. Thrity have had a second strike and one has been suspended. An offcial at Oklahoma tells us the aim is not just to punish but to change behavior and the culture at the university.( )1.From the first paragraph, we know that drinking alcohol is not allowed _____.A．if you are a student of a college or a universityB．if you have a carC．if you are a college or university student and you have a carD．if you are 18 years old( )2.From numbers provided by the report we know that _____.A. if you don’t drink in a college or university, everything will be OK.B. you will die or be hurt badly if you drink in a college or in a universityC. even though you don’t drink at all, you may still be hurt by alcoholD. about 3.5% students are hurt badly after drinking in the United States ( )3. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph may mean“road accidents____”A. caused by over-drinking alcoholB. result from careless drivingC. because of bad weatherD. happens between vehicles which carry alcohol( )4. We know that the student who died in 2004 at the university of Oklahoma _____.A.was not allowed to drink alcohol by the universityB. was allowed to drink alcohol only on Friday and SaturdayC. had broken the lawD. might had paid at least seventy-five dollars if he had not died( )5. According to the official at Oklahoma, the aim of the new policies is _____.A. not only to punish but also to change behavior and the culture at theuniversityB. only to change behavior and the culture at the universityC. to punish the students who break the lawD. to get an extra income for the universityBI came to study in a Western country a year ago. Yet I did not know its society until I was injured in a car accident because I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very thankful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him ＄200 for what he had done. I was shocked. He had a good reason to charge me, he said, “if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I needed a doctor to prove my injury to my lawyer. Now that he had found me a doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.”But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stopped treating one as to see another. Yet he charged me ＄115 each time. The final examination report had only ten lines, and it cost me ＄215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he escaped seeing me at all. He knew very well the other person was responsible for the accident , yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was n’t so responsible that I decided to dismiss him. Still he made me pay him ＄770.Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Fearing being too late, I told the insurance the date I was leaving that country, Knowing that, they played for time. Finally I left without being paid.My experiences taught me two things about the reality in some countries:firstly, in a country like this, money is everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about the Western world, we should see both its good and bad sides.( )6. The underlined wore “charge”in Paragraph 2 means to _______.A. ask for a priceB. stop payingC. pay instead ofD. give some help to( )7. The author’s roommate offered to help him because he ______.A. felt so terribly sorry for the writerB. thought it was a chance to make moneyC. knew the doctor was a very good oneD. wanted the writer to have a good lawyer( )8. A good lawyer is important for the writer to ______.A. be well treated by the doctorB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. get what he should for his injuryD. get well before he leaves that country( )9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer paid his friend ＄200 quickly after the accident.B. The writer dismissed the lawyer without any reasons.C. The writer acted his own lawyer, so he was paid a lot for his injury.D. Both the lawyer and the doctor asked for too much money.( )10. I paid _____ for what my roomate didA. ＄215B. ＄115C. ＄200D. ＄770CMr. King was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.Mr. King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. King said the room would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.Mr. King s oon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room.” he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.”The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, “How can three men divide five dollars? I'll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr. King will never know.” So the assist ant returned one dollar to each man.Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had paid nine. There were three men, $ 9Ⅹ3 = $ 27. The assistant kept $ 2.$ 27 + $ 2 = $ 29. Where is the missing dollar?( ) 11. The three men were not happy because _________.A. there was a large meetingB. it was weekendC. there was only one small roomD. they wouldn't have a place to stay ( ) 12. With the help of the manager, the three men ________.A. went to another hotelB. each got a small room for the nightC. stayed together in a small roomD. got a small room Mr. King kept for himself( )13. At first _________.A. $ 27 was paid by the three menB. $ 30 was paid by each of the threeC. $ 25 was paid by the three menD. $10 was paid by each of the three( ) 14 The assistant_______.A. helped the men to divide the moneyB. kept two dollars for himselfC. returned three to the three men and two to the managerD. kept three dollars for himself( )15. Where is the missing dollar?A. there wasn’t any missing dollar.B. It was taken by the assistant, too.C. It was taken by Mr. KingD. It was taken by the three men.三、阅读填空（共10题，20分）请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面方框的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文章中，使短文内容完整，语句通顺。

八年级英语阅读比赛训练试题 4完形填空Seven loyal readers came to the Teens ’ office two weeks ago. They had a wonderful day learning how to make a newspaper. But what 1 made them excited was that they had their say.“ Whatmost impressed me was 2 I was saying something, I found all eyes were 3me, ” said Tang Shining, one of the students. Her friend, Li Chunbei agreed, and felt very glad thatwhen she was talking, the editors nodded and even 4 notes.Students were happy to see the editors listen to their 5 . You may often 6 about being neglected (忽视 ) by teachers and parents. 7 before complaining, please 8 that you havealready spoken about your thoughts.It ’ s common in China that teachers at school and parents were 9 the ones to tell teenagerswhat they should and shouldn ’dot. The young are 10 to doing what they are told, ratherthan thinking by themselves. But then their ideas would be locked in their brains and not be11 .A girl wrote to Teens about her family 12 . She used to be very sad because her father seldomtalked and played with her. After years of consideration, she 13 decided to write her father aletter, telling him about her sadness. To her 14 , the father 15 , saying that he didn ’ t realize his mistakes. From then on, he really 16 .Sometimes, we need to let our 17 be heard, so others can understand our thoughts and feelings.Don’ t be afraid of being 18 for what you have done. You know it is your 19 to speakyour mind. 20 your ideas are denied ( 否认 ), at least you have tried your best. You will not beleft with any regret.1． A. really B. directly C. completely D. immediately2． A. how B. when C. where D. what3． A. at B. for C. on D. in4． A. read B. saw C. copied D. took5． A. opinions B. speeches C. songs D. articles6． A. talk B. complain C. write D. speak7． A. And B. So C. But D. Instead8． A. make good B. make of C. make up D. make sure9． A. seldom B. never C. always D. hardly10．A. used B. reduced C. advised D. told11．A. remembered B. used C. touched D. heard12．A. story B. history C. event D. report13．A. sadly B. suddenly C. angrily D. finally14．A. sorrow B. disappointment C. surprise D. joy15．A. apologized B. smiled C. laughed D. shouted16．A. exchanged B. changed C. talked D. played17．A. voices B. decisions C. suggestions D. secrets18．A. punished B. blamed C. beaten D. fined19．A. duty B. task C. right D. pleasure20．A. Even if B. Because C. Instead D. Not until阅读理解 AAbout five years ago , an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and hiswife Julie came up with the idea of putting solar panels( 控制板 )on the ground rather thanthe roof .Then they began to develop the Solar Roadway .The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun ,while providing safer driving conditions , along with power and data delivery . They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electricity along with other forms of income and that the same money that is being used to build and resurfacecurrent roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor( 微办理器 )that monitors and controls the panel , while communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles travelling overhead . The inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problems. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions( 抓地力 ) they need.According to the inventors , the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest stop , or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lots.The inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from mainroads to driveways, parking lots , bike paths , sidewalks and runways. The Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw ＄ 100,000 to develop the invention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring .21. In the inventors’ opinion, the Solar Roadway.A. is too expensive to build at presentB. costs no more money than current roadsC. can provide as many data as present computersD. will bring them a large sum of money22.The underlined word“ they” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. the panelsB. the inventorsC. the researchersD. the vehicles23.The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except.A. providing safer driving conditionsB. helping drivers communicate with each other while drivingC. creating and carrying clean renewable electricityD. warning drivers of various speed control problems24.It can be inferred from the text that_________.A.the Solar Roadway has already been put into useB.＄ 100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotC.the Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsD.future electric vehicles can be charged anytime andanywhere 25.What can be the best title for the text?A. Solar-powered smart road of the futureB. The great changes on the roadwayC. The influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleD. The Solar Road — a much faster roadB Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “ Barbara,be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” Howright theywere! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunityand strangers into friends.“ Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldois Emerson. Itthe paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers,“ I can do it!” when others shout,“ No, you can’ t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist （遗传学家） who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to begenerally accepted. Yet she didn ’stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deeppleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that givesenthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would starthis day by playing Bach（巴赫）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulderswould straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote,“ Years wrinkle（使生皱纹） the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. PatriciaMallrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked whereshe got her enthusiasm. She replied,“ My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a pennyuntil I stopped working for money.”If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Laytonof Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her depression （抑郁）thathad troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “ Iampersuaded to call Layton a genius.”We can ’ t afford to waste tears on-have-beensmight“” . We need to turnhet tears into sweat aswe go after“-whatcan-be” . We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses—finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old,and the beauty of a rainbow.26.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?A.Enthusiasm plays an important part in success.B.If you don't have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.C.Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.D.Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.27.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ________.A.music can arouse people ’ s enthusiasmB.enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeedC.enthusiasm can make people feel youngD.enthusiasm can keep people healthy28.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?29.The author holds the view that ________.A.enthusiastic people will never get oldB.enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy lifeC.enthusiasm is more important than experienceD.enthusiasm can give people more success and fame任务型阅读We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is agood thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried sohard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we donot focus on our present situation.Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply asa means of reaching our final destination. We don ’take time to truly appreciate where we are todayand all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journeyand not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.Let ’ s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to becomethe manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal,but will watch others achieve our goal instead.What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we wantto get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in ourcurrent job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may meanfurther education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to producebetter results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stoppingcomplaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to thebest of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have andwhere we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we willgive ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the oldsayings and they are true:“ Rome wasn’ t built in a day.” ,“ Patience is a virtue” , and Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves bethe very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, wewill enjoy our life every day.Title Focus on the presentTheme To (1) ______ our goals, we should focus on what we have and where weare now.Common﹡ We do not focus on our present situation.(2)______﹡Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone to our finaldestination.(4)______ —— our jobConclusion ﹡We do not spend the time truly (3)______ where we are today and what we already have in our lives.﹡(5)______ the thought of getting promoted. What we should do is (6)______ our best to do our current job.﹡To be the best in our current job, we should get further education, work harder than (7)______, stop complaining and (8)______ ourselves to our job.If we are (9)______, grateful for what we have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can, we can not only (10)______ in the future, but also enjoy our life every day.完型 ABCDA BCDCA DADCA BABCA阅读BDBCA ACCBachieve/reach mistakes appreciating Example Forget/Ignore try/ do. colleagues/others devote patient succeed优选--初中八年级的英语阅读比赛训练试卷试题。