八年级英语阅读理解竞赛

2012年珠岙中学八年级英语阅读竞赛

A

A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip（发夹）. When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.

On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her smiled at her. Most of her schoolmates said “hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip had brought her them all. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her.

When she went back home after school. Her mother as ked her, “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.”

She understood that she hadn’t worn the hair clip to school at all.

It is not important what we wear or how we look. The most important is how we think about ourselves.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在题前括号内写T，错误的写F。

1. The little girl was not beautiful because she had no money to buy a hair clip.

2. Her mother didn’t like the little girl, either.

3. Most of the schoolmates liked her beautiful hair clip very much on that day.

4. Her mother found the clip by the door after the girl went to school.

5. It is not important what we wear or how we look.

B

Britain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous Britain newspaper reported in May.

The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.

The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former（前任的）teacher retired and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary（中等的）school. The new teacher, Ms. Puckey was to start teaching the girl and reopen（再次打开）the school.

But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.

“I was not pleased with the new teacher,”the mother said. “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms. Puckey got the job, my child would not be going to school.”

The school lies on an island off the northeast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television, and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.

66. The reading is about .

A. the smallest school that was closed down

B. the only pupil in the smallest school

C. the new teacher and her teaching

D. the old teacher who just retired

67. “Turn up”in the reading means “”。

A．pass an exam B. go to school

C. pay money

D. hand in homework

68. From the reading we can know that the school .

A. is too far for the students

B. does not have enough teachers

C. does not have many pupils

D. is new but small

69. Before the school was closed down, .

A. the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at h ome

B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school

C. a famous newspaper had written something about it

D. the girl’s mother had a talk with the former teacher

70. The reading does not say but we can infer .

A. the girl’s mother had only one child

B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl

C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

D. the parents were unhappy with the school

C

为了挣钱，很多生活在农村的父母到大城市里工作，而把孩子放在家里，这些孩子的生活又是怎么样的呢？

Many villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become “leftover children” and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Jingyang,

31. Of the five needs, leftover children need _________ most.

A. freedom

B. money

C. control

D. love

32. Which of the following is true?

A. All of the children are the happiest to stay at home without parents.

B. About one out of every two children has no one to talk with.

C. 41.5% of the children a ren’t sure whether their parents’ working in the city is good or not.

D. 12.5% of the children think it is good to live with their parents.

33. How many children think parents’ working in the city is bad?

A. 52%

B. 32.5%

C. 65%

D. 26%

34. From the survey, we learn that __________.

A. the leftover children can get more money

B. most children prefer to live with their parents

C. the leftover children want to live in big cities

D. only a few children are welcome to their family

35. Which is the happiest place for leftover children to stay according to the survey?

A. Their own home.

B. Friends’ home.

C. Big city.

D. School.

D

Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools, Y ou can see the desks are not in rows（排）and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!

The school calls the new way o f learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chances to communicate.

Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles（角色）.There is a team leader w ho takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader”who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline（纪律）leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.

Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.

“I just looked after my own business before,”said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”

But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits（好处）now.

“I used to speak too little. But being a team le ader means you have to talk a lot. Y ou could even call me an excellent speaker today.”

Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.

“I hardly asked others when I had problems with my English tests. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”

51. What makes Dulangkou School different from others?

A. The students desks are in rows.

B. Students sit and study in groups.

C. There are three blackboards in the classroom.

D. Both B and C.

52. A discipline leader is supposed to .

A. take care of the whole group

B. make sure that everybody finishes homework

C. make sure that nobody chats in class

D. collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers

53. The new way of learning is said to give students more chances to .

A. chat with each other

B. listen to the teacher

C. make friends

D. communicate

54. We can see from the story that some students this new way of learning.

A. get benefits from

B. are tired of

C. cannot get used to

D. hate

55. How many leaders are there in one group?

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Two.

D. Five or six.

E

Drinking water is good for your health. There are some scientific ways of drinking water.

1. It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning.

2. Drink clean water.

3. Drink the water that has not been boiled.

Many people think boiled water is s afe and good to people’s health. In fact, it is not true. The boiling point of water is 100℃. By boiling it, most bacteria（细菌）in water can be killed. In the past, the water was less polluted. So boiling was a good way to make clean water. But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today’s water are much more terrible than bacteria. Boiling doesn’t fix that problem. And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass.

4. Never use soft drinks to take the place of water.

5. Water is also needed in winter.

6. Drink water at the right time.

1) After getting up in the morning, you have less water in your body, because you weren’t drinking for the whole night. So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning. That can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages（脑溢血）and so on.

2) Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water.

3) Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body.

4) About eight o’clock in the evening is the best time to drink water. Y our blood gets thicker when you sleep. Water will make your blood less thick.

Besides, we should drink 2L of water every day. Water is so important for our life. We should drink water often.

56. According to the passage, in the morning is the best .

A. drinking some hot soup, medicine

B. drinking some porridge, breakfast

C. drinking some water, medicine

D. Drinking some soft drinks, medicine

57. can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages and so on.

A. Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B. Drinking some water before going to bed

C. Drinking some soft drinks after getting up

D. Drinking some milk before going to bed

58. At about 3 pm, drinking water can clean out the in your body.

A. oil

B. food

C. wastes

D. fat

59. From the passage, we can see the best time to drink water is .

A. about eight o’clock in the morning

B. about eight o’clock in the evening

C. before supper

D. at night

60. The best title to this passage is .

A. Drink clean water

B. Don’t drink the boiled water

C. The use of water

D. Scientific water drinking

F

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to using horses, carriages and bicycles.

In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum(石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity(电) to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides. We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.

Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?

61. When might people have to go back to using horses and carriages?

A. When they are poor.

B. When they run out of oil.

C. When they need more exercise.

D. When there aren’t any big trees in the world.

62. What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?

A. Water.

B. Coal.

C. Wood and plants.

D. Tides.

63. How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?

A. 2.

B. 5.

C. 4.

D. 3.

64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. There is more petroleum than we can use now.

B. Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas.

C. We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days.

D. Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War.

65. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. how to run our cars

B. what to do when oil runs out

C. different types of gas

D. the ways to make electricity

G

阅读短文，然后完成下面的表格。每空一词。

Everyone has got two personalities（个性）—the one that is shown to the world and the other is hidden and real. Y ou don’t show your hidden personality when you are awake because you

are clear what to do and what not to do, but when you are asleep, your sleep position shows the real you. On a usual night, of course, people change their positions from time to time. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person. Y ou usually believe people and you are easy to accept new lifestyle or new ideas. Y ou don’t like to ask for help from others.

Y ou don’t like to trouble people, either. So you never express your real feeling. Y ou are quite a shy person an d you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are rather a person who is not known well to others. Y ou worry a lot and always easily get upset. Y ou don’t pay attention to your job. Y ou are always stubborn（倔强的）. Y ou usually live for today not tomorrow. This means you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curling up（蜷缩）your body, you are probably a very nervous person, but you are very kind and patient. Y ou are shy and don’t usually like meeting people. Y ou prefer to be

on your own. Y ou are easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. Y ou know your strength and weakness. Y ou are usually careful. Y ou have a confident personality. Y ou sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often feel sad. Y ou always say what you think even if it

H

A passenger(乘客) told an air hostess（空姐）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(延迟) 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’ bro chure（意见簿）. 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 twe lve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

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

52. What did the passenger need when the plane just took off?

A. A booklet to write something.

B. A cup of w ater to take his medicine.

C. The stewardess to make an apologize.

D. To get off the plane at once.

53. 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.

54. The Chinese meaning of the word “sincere” is ________.

A. 自豪的

B. 婉转的

C. 真诚的

D. 委屈的

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The air hostess.

B. A cup of water.

C. Twelve smiles.

D. On the plane.

I

Happy Farm is an online game. It is very popular among people in China. The game offers you a piece of empty land and some seeds (种子) at first. Y ou are like the farmer. If your land is small, you can spend some money to make it big. And you must harvest your things on the farm on time, or some other farmers will steal your fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs and so on. Of course, you can steal theirs. If you want to make money, you must sell your things out.

Some Chinese websites have offered this game to its users. So far, it is said that about 16 million Chinese people are playing this game. Some people were so crazy (疯狂的) that they even get up in the midnight to harvest their crops and steal others’.

Happy Farm brings happiness to people. It is really a fascinating game. But it also brings many problems. It is reported that a baby died in a hospital just because the doctor didn’t give him timely treatment. Do you know what the doctor was doing? He was playing Happy Farm! There are many stories like this.

49.According to this passage, what is very popular in China?

A. The farmer

B. Happy Farm

C. The Chinese website

D. The Doctor

50. Which is the right order to play the game Happy Farm?

a. Plant some crops.

b. Harvest your crops on time.

c. Sell your things out.

d. Get land and some seeds.

A. d-b-c-a

B. a-d-c-b

C. d-a-b-c

D. c-d-a-b

51. Many people are so involved in the game Happy Farm that they get up in the midnight _____.

A. to harvest and steal crops

B. to chat with others

C. to sell their things out

D. to read news about this game

52. What does the writer think of this game?

A. It is not interesting at all.

B. People shouldn’t be crazy about it.

C. People must get up early to steal crops.

D. People may play it when they are at work.

J

For us students who are studying at school, the time of exams is very stressful and difficult. Some people find exam times so bad that they become ill, because they

are afraid of failing; they are afraid of letting their parents and family down. If exams are really making you ill or worried, don’t hi de your feelings. Talk to someone about it. Maybe you can speak to a friend, or someone in your family, or teachers at your place of study. If one person doesn’t help you, ask someone else.

How to get through exams? Here are some①（建议）：

Ask a teacher or tutor about how to review your lessons, and exam skills-how to work when you are in an exam.

Take short rests during your time of work. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.

Plan your work: study at times when you know you will work at your best.

Get enough sleep, and eat ②（健康）food.

Y ou need exercise to work well. Walk, run, play sports-whatever you enjoy.

Stop thinking about the future and failing.

If you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries. But don’t be too relaxed!③Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.

If it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don’t do it! In fact, don’t even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. ④你不能改变你已经写的东西！

To this advice, we could add:

If you are studying in the evening, don’t go straight to bed. Y our mind will still be“going round and round”-thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。

96. Why do some students hate exams?（2分）

任务二：在①处和②处填上恰当的单词（每1分）。

97. ①②

任务三：将文中划线的句子③译成汉语。

98.

任务四：将短文中划线的句子④译成英语。（每空0.5分，共2分）

99. Y ou what you .

任务五：请给短文拟一个适当的标题。（2分）

uan Hua, Liang Xiaolong

? From Wednesday to Friday, at 8∶00 p. m.

∶30 p. m. (Half on Sunday for Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis

From Tuesday to Thursday, at 8∶00 p. m.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并将选项字母填入题前括号内。( ) 51. Y ou can see________ foreign films in West-city Cinema this week.

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

( ) 52. If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang, go to the cinema on________.

A. Monday

B. Thursday

C. Friday

D. Saturday

( ) 53. Children can pay only _____ when they want to see a film on Sunday.

A. ￥5

B. ￥10

C. ￥15

D. ￥20

( ) 54. Y ou can see the film ________ on Saturday.

A. Troy

B. Harry Potter

C. A World Without Thieves

D. Kung Fu Hustle

( ) 55. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Liu Dehua acted in the film Kung Fu Hustle.

B. The ticket price of the four films is the same.

C. All the films start after 8 o'clock in the evening.

D. The four films were released (发行) in the same year.

Give water, save lives

A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit(遭受旱灾) areas in China.

Since last autumn, there has been very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Y unnan . Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, have experienced a serious drought. Crops (庄稼) died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty in finding safe drinking water.

After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things.

Last week, every member of the Communist Y outh League (共青团员) and Y oung Pioneers(少先队员) were encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity. In Y uhua Primary School in Xi' an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.

The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water.

Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.

“I've heard that some children in drought-hit areas don' t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy ( 含有泥土的) water. I feel really sad about that," said one student. “I decide to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save wate r.”he said.

64. Why did a serious drought happen in Southwest China?

___________________________________________________________________________ 65. What does the underlined (划线的) word "cracked" probably mean in Chinese?

______________________________________________ !

66. What did people do after learning about the drought?

67. Is a bottle of water helpful for the people in drought-hit areas?

68. What can you learn from the passage?