初二英语阅读竞赛

海滨中学初二年级英语节阅读竞赛

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一．阅读理解。每题2.5分，共100分。

(1)

Every year, tens of thousands of Chinese middle school students go to foreign countries for further study. The popular destinations are America, Britain, Australia, Japan and Canada. Chinese children hope a lot to go abroad to get a wider view of the world. However, life in foreign countries is a big challenge for them, because they will meet a culture shock and language problems.

Amy Lee, a 15-year-old student from Shenzhen, began to study in a senior high school in Vancouver, Canada, in January. To her surprise, her teachers there never force students to study. And there isn’t much homework. Because of the different education system, students there have more free time and more space for thinking. However, as Chinese students, we must spend our time and money properly, or we won’t have an easy time. For example, some of Amy’s Chinese friends spent their whole year’s money in the first three months of the term. What’s worse, they didn’t pass their exams.

Without doubt, studying abroad at a young age can help students learn foreign languages quickly and it can enrich their minds, but they should also know about the challenges. ‘Make sure that you are well prepared if you decide to study abroad,’Amy said.

( ) 1.What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.Many Chinese students get further study in foreign countries.

B.Chinese students don’t have an easy time in foreign countries.

C.Chinese students always fail their exams in foreign countries.

D.There are differences between studying at home andstudying abroad.

( ) 2. Amy suggests that we should _______ if we decide to study abroad.

A. Watch English movies

B. have a lot of money

C. be well prepared

D. talk with foreigners

( ) 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Life in foreign countries is a piece of cake for Chinese students.

B.Amy Lee studies in Canada and she needn’t do much homework.

C.It’s not easy for some of Amy’s Chinese friends to get used to the life in Canada.

D.One of the challenges for Chinese students studying abroad is the language problem.

(2)

These days haze（雾霾）is around us here and there. In fact，everyone has the power to change their living habits to help reduce it. Many local governments call on their people to take action to make the air cleaner.

Transport is one of the biggest contributors（促成物）to haze. When，where，how，why and what you drive all affect air quality. When one drives to work for one year，he uses as mush energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever possible. If it is necessary，you can use public transport instead of your car. Each person using public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a ton of pollutants，including CO2，from going into the atmosphere.

Carpooling is another way to reduce carbon emissions（排放）.Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. It immediately reduces your car’s emissions by half.

What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things inside and around your home that will help you pollute less and save some money.

A large amount of our energy comes from burning coal，another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use，you are cutting down on haze. So you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights，using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months，or updating（更新） some of your electrical appliances(家电) to low-energy models. For example，you can use energy-saving lamps that need less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.

( )4.We can infer from the passage that the writer thinks_______________.

A. cars can be used only when people have to

B. cars should be given up as soon as possible

C. cars must be improved to reduce air pollution

D. cars may cause the most serious pollution of all

( ) 5. What does the word ‘Carpooling ’ mean in Chinese ?

A. 轿车使用

B. 轿车开发

C. 拼车、合乘

D. 分开乘车

( )6. Which can be the best title for the passage？

A. What are causing haze around us

B. What you can do to reduce haze

C. How dangerous haze is to our life

D. How important it is to reduce

haze

(3)

Some friends invite you over and serve you a delicious dinner. Someone lends you his car while there’s something wrong with yours. You are sick, and a friend brings you a meal and cares for you. How do you show your gratitude?

Sometimes simply saying thank you is enough. At other times, it is thoughtful to say thank you in a more different way. Be sure to tell that person what you are grateful for and why you are grateful.

Here are some common ways to say thank you.

You can write a thank-you note. People are very busy these days. A handwritten note shows you took the time to tell someone you are grateful to him or her. Or you can call and thank the person. You would be surprised how this can make someone’s day. Another idea is to send a thank-you e- mail. This is not quite as personal, but it still shows your gratitude.

There are many other ways to say thank you. To say thank you in a creative way, you can:

★ Select some flowers from a shop. Write a thank-you note.

★ Give the person a basket of fresh fruit or a homemade treat.

★ Invite a friend to a movie, meal, snack or coffee.

★ Give a gift card for a bookstore or a restaurant. That way the person can pick out a favourite book or eat out.

★ Find out what the person likes and give something related to that.

★ To say a big thank you to someone, have a party for that person.

As you can see, there are many ways to say thank you. Think of some ways of your own. You will feel good trying one of the ideas, and the person being thanked will feel good too. It’s a win-win situation !

( )7. According to the passage, you should say thank you when ______.

A. you have a delicious dinner

B. a friend takes care of you

C. there’s something wrong with your car

D. you are writing something ( )8. The underlined phrase“make someone’s day” probably means______.

A. make someone happy

B. make someone busy

C. spend someone’s time

D. spend someone’s money

( ) 9. Which might be the best title for this passage?

A. Things To Be Grateful For

B. Different Situations To Say Thank You

C. Ways To Show Your Gratitude

D. Reasons For Saying Thank You

(4)

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

‘Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?’

‘If you must know, I make $20 each hour.’

‘Oh,’ the little boy answered, with his head down . He thought for a moment, looked up and said,’ Daddy, could you lend me $10?’

The father was furious, ‘If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!’

The little boy went to his room without saying anything and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed down, and started to think. ‘Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.’ So he went to the little boy’s room.

‘Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.’ said the man, ‘Here’s $10.’‘Oh, thank you Daddy!’ he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

‘Why do you want more money since you already have some?’ the father shouted angrily.

‘Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.’ The little boy said. ‘Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please com home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.’

( ) 10. In this passage, the underlined word ‘furious’ means __________.

A. very angry

B. quite happy

C. too excited

D. a little nervous ( ) 11. At first, the father refused to lend the money because _________.

A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he didn’t have enough money at that moment.

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use.

D. the boy always borrowed the money from him.

( ) 12. From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father _________.

A. often played with his son

B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all

D. often came home early

(5)

Because of a medical error, 44-year-old Safiya became blind. She now feels helpless. And all she had to depend on was her husband Meraj .Meraj loved Safiya with all his heart .He wanted to help his wife gain her confidence again.Finally, Safiya felt ready to return to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus , but was now too frightened to get around the city by herself. Meraj promised that he would ride the bus with her.For two weeks, each morning they made the journey together and Meraj would take a cab back to his office. Finally, Safiya decided to try the trip herself. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday…. Each day she went on her own .It went perfectly.On Friday morning, Safiya took the bus to work as usual .As she was paying for her fare to get off the bus ,the driver said: “Lady, I surely envy you.”“Why do you say that?” she asked the driver. The driver answered :”You know ,every morning for the past week,a gentleman stood across the corner watching you .He makes sure you cross the street safely and he watches you until you enter your office building .Then he blows you a kiss and walks away .’Tears

of happiness poured down Safiya’s cheeks.Her husband had given her a gift more powerful than sight——the gift of love that can bring light .

( ) 13. Who does the underlined part a gentleman refer to?

A. Safiya’s workmate

B. Safiya’s husband

C. The bus driver

D. The doctor ( ) 14. How did Safiya feel after hearing the bus driver’s words?

A. Sad

B. Worried

C. Angry

D. Moved

( ) 15. The story mainly tells us that_______________.

A. we should be strong in times of trouble

B. a husband should take care of his wife

C. love can support us to get through difficulties

D. couple’s love is the greatest love in the world

(6)

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside the city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything except the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.

( ) 16. The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means _____.

A. 排污

B. 染色

C. 洗涤

D. 吸尘

( ) 17. The main idea of the passage is ______ .

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job.

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection.

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish.

D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish.

( ) 18. How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off.

B. By putting it in water.

C. By throwing it away.

D. By reusing and recycling it.

( ) 19. You can most probably read the passage in ______ .

A. a popular science magazine.

B. a TV guide

C. a history book

D. a telephone book

(7)

Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying..

Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of anything. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross

your arms to show you're unhappy!

Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little.

Legs. Your legs will move around a lot more than usual when you are nervous or telling lies.

Posture . A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling unhappy, you usually don't sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult and makes you feel nervous or uncomfortable.

Face. When you lie, you might put on a false face. But that expression would not last long. And your true emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear and so on will come through.

( )20. Which of the following movements tells you are nervous?

A. Your legs move around a lot more than usual.

B. You sit straight and hold your head up.

C. You put on a false face

D. You keep the arms to the sides of the body.

( )21. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Different people in different countries must have the same understanding of the same body movement.

B. Body language can express more meanings than words

C. We cannot communicate with others without words.

D. It's not polite to use body language in communication.

（）22.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Body language, the most powerful language

B. Arms tell more than legs

C. Facial expressions tell the truth

D. Posture shows the mind.

(8)

Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work. Writing the story for the film may take many weeks. Filming the story is also called shooting the film.It often takes at least six months. Actors and cameramen work from very early in the morning till late at night. Each scene has to be acted and reacted, filmed and refilmed, until it is just right. Sometimes the same scene may have to be acted twenty or thirty times. The film studio is like a large factory, and their door stages are very big indeed. Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio, churches， houses, castles and forests are all built of wood and cardboard. Seven hundred people work together to make one film. Some of these people are actors and actresses. The director of the film, however, is the most important person in a film studio. He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act.

Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars in it. Sometimes the film may be very boring. It’s best to choose a film made by a good director. Some famous directors make their films very real. People feel that they themselves are among the people in the film.

( )23. According to the passage , most people like to see a film which _____.

A. is made by a director they know

B. seems to be real

C. takes a long time and a lot of people to make

D. has the famous actors and actresses they know.

( ) 24.The scenes have to be reacted and refilmed many times because__________.

A.it takes time to make a film.

B.it is difficult to make them

real.

A.it is not easy to make them good enough D. several hundred people work

together.

( )25.The word” shooting” in the first paragraph means__________.

A 导演 B.拍摄 C.制作 D.编剧

( )26.According to the passage , which of the following sentence is true?

A. Making a film is a very interesting job.

B. Making a film is a very tiring job.

C. Making a film is a very good job.

D. Making a film is a very poor job.

(9)

3D printing technology may not be a new thing in some foreign countries. But in May this year, at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center(深圳会展中心). Many visitors were attracted by a 3D printer.

The machine looks similar to an ordinary printer and can print a‘statue’in about 90 minutes after scanning anything, including a person.

The writer prints layer(层)by layer. For example, if we want to print a 30-cm-tall statue, the computer will calculate the layers and print 460 layers in total. It can also print people and clothes. You can stand for scanning for just about three minutes, and a statue will be finished about two hours. The cost for a statue of a man is about 1000yuan. The printer, which costs about 500,000yuan, is from the USA.

‘We want to introduce this technology to people, and find more chances here.’said an engineer, ‘There is a company in USA that offers 3D printing services to people. Many people come to design their own thing. It is very cool. We hope that the printer will encourage more Chinese people to be more creative.’

( )27.The engineer showed people the 3D printer to_______.

A. design new things

B. print statues for them

C. introduce this technology and find changes

D. calculate the layers

( )28.We can find this article in_______.

A, a travel guide B. a restaurant menu C. a newspaper D. a textbook ( )29.The best title for the passage is_______.

A. A 3D printer made in Shenzhen

B. 3D printing looks for bigger market

C. 3D printing services in the USA

D. Design your own statue

(10)

In April this year, lots of bags full of small change were seen at bus stops in Tianjin. They were made for passengers to turn their notes into small change. And such an idea came from four students from Zhongbei Middle School, Tianjin.

“People will surely feel worried when they take a bus without coins. We just want to do something to help them,” said Wang Yongcun, 15, one of the four students.

The four boys spent their whole weekend making the change bags. After that they went to see the number of the passengers at each bus stop near their school, and then chose the top six stops to put the bags.

Many people think that the four boys have really done a good job. But, things didn’t go as the boys thought. Two days later, they found that the money was gone, and that even the bags were taken. It really made them sad but they would not give up. Their classmates and teachers came to help them in time. They put their pocket money in bags again. And the teachers also taught them to make better change bags. They tried their best to do it.

The four boys feel very happy because they have done something good for the passengers. Their warm hearts are moving. More and more people are beginning to join in the activity.

( )30.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The idea of small change bags came from four boys.

B. The passengers refused to put money in the bags.

C. The teachers gave up when the bags were taken.

D. The small change didn’t help the passengers much.

( )31.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Making change bags is difficult

B. Pocket money can be helpful

C. Giving help brings us happiness

D. Every coin has two sides

(11)

Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are strongly against the idea. They can't see the advantages of students doing such chores (杂亊). They think that the school should provide students with a proper education, not the chance to be school cleaners.

In fact, parents, schools and society play an equally important role i n developing the character of students. It is good for schools to give students such tasks，because few of the students will do them at home. Their parents want them to do homework only.

In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills when students are asked to do some chores in schools. Some complain about the teachers if their kids get hurt in schools; some even challenge the schools' teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students join in outdoor activities during breaks, fearing that they might get hurt. This is bad for the development of students' best qualities.

What the primary school in Fuzhou is doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility into students' minds and teach them the spirit of rules as well as teamwork. Also, it can make students' in-school experiences more meaningful.

( )32. Some parents think that the school should provide students with_______.

A. a proper education

B. a chance to be cleaners

C. a chance to be teachers

D. more housework

( )33. The underlined phrase "make mountains out of molehills" means_______.

A.愚公移山

B.山穷水尽

C.小题大做

D.眉飞色舞

( )34. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Students shouldn't do any chores in school.

B. Parents require students to do some chores in school.

C. Some parents think doing some chores is harmful to students.

D. Doing some chores can develop students' good qualities.

(12)

All over the world the need for more laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device (移动设备} has once logged on to a public WiFi network without paying for it, while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of public WiFi network safe?

Some networks are better protected than others because encryption (加密）methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dales, phone numbers, passwords and so on. These open WiFi networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers (黑客） to break into the operating system and get people's private information.

Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a connection that has been used before. Hackers' devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WiFi networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.

So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smartphones in public places which offer free WiFi networks，please think it twice or take safe measures before using th em. ( )35. We can learn from the passage that_?

A. not all the public WiFi networks are safe

B. none of the public WiFi networks is safe

C. in 2015 more than 950 million records were protected

D. there is no way to protect our private information

( )36. Hackers would probably get the following EXCEPT_______when we connect our laptops or smartphones to a public WiFi network.

A. our birth dates

B. our passwords

C. our phone numbers

D. our smartphones

( )37. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. Don't Use Public WiFi Networks

B. Why the Public WiFi Networks a possible Danger

C. We Needn't Protect Our Private Information

D. Why Hackers Break into the Operating System

(13)

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew busily. She was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

In the following hours on the flight, each time the airline hostess passed the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her. When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the airline hostess to hand him the passengers’ brochure . She was very sad. She knew that he would write down bad words, but with a smile she handed it to him. Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and broke a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?

( )38. Why was the air hostess very sad?

A. She thought the passenger would write down bad words.

B. She thought she couldn’t give the passenger any help.

C. She thought the passenger would tell her manager.

D. She thought she should say sorry to the passenger again.

( )39. The Chinese meaning of the word “sincere” is ________.

A. 自豪的

B. 婉转的

C. 真诚的

D. 委屈的

( )40. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The air hostess.

B. A cup of water.

C. Twelve smiles.

D. On the plane.

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