八年级下英语阅读能力竞赛试题.doc

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八年级下英语阅读能力竞赛试题A

完形填空（共15小题，计15分）

Althoughitwasautumn,thesnowwasalreadybeginningtofallinTibet（西藏）.Ourlegsweresoheavyandcoldthat1feltlikebigpiecesofice.Haveyou2seensnowmenridebicycles?

That’swhatwelookedlike!

Alongthewaychildrenwhowere3longwoolcoatsstoppedtolookatus.Inthelate4wefounditwassocoldthatourwaterbottlesfroze（结冰）.However,thelakesshonelikeglassinthesetting（落,下沉）sunand5wonderful.

WangWeirodeinfrontofmeasusual.ShewasinhighspiritandIknewIdidn’tneedto6her.Toclimbthemountainswashardworkbutaswe7us,weweresurprisedbytheview.Weseemedtobeabletoseeformiles,andweweresohighthatwefoundourselvescyclingthroughclouds.Afterawhile,webegangoing8themountains.Itwasgreatfunespeciallyasitslowlybecamemuch9.Atthefootofthemountains,colorfulbutterfliesflewaroundusandwesawmanysheepeatinggreengrass.Thenwehadto10ourcaps,glovesandtrousersforT-shirtsandshorts.

Intheearlyeveningwestoppedto11.Weputupourtentandthenweate.AftersupperWangWeiwenttosleepbutIstayed12.Atmidnighttheskybecame13andthestarsgrewbrighter.AsI14belowthestarsIthoughtabouthowfarwehadalreadytraveled.

WewillreachDaliinYunanProvincesoon,whereourcousinswilljoinus.We14hardlywaittoseethem!

（）1.A.weB.youC.theyD.it

（）2.A.never B.ever C.even D.yet

（）3.A.dressedin B.puton C.takenoff D.dressedup

（）4.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night

（）5.A.felt B.tasted C.sounded D.looked

（）6.A.follow B.encourage C.remind D.discover

（）7.A.lookedat B.lookedafter C.lookedfor D.lookedaround

（）8.A.up B.down C.around D.into

（）9.A.colder B.drier C.warmer D.wetter

（）10.A.turn B.check C.make D.change

（）11.A.makebeds B.makefriendsC.makecamp D.makemoney

（）12.A.alive B.alone C.away D.awake

（）13.A.heavier B.bigger C.quieter D.clearer

（）14.A.lie B.lied C.lay D.laid

（）15.A.may B.can C.must D.shall

二、阅读理解（每小题2分，共60分）

A

EverydaywhenIentertheclassroom,Iwilltakealookatthewallbesidemyseat.Youwillfindnothingspecialaboutthisoldwallifyoujustlookatit.Butforthestudentsinmyclass,itisaspecialwall.Takeagoodlookatit,andyouwillgettoknowtherealfeelingsandthoughtsofus,the9thgraders.

Inthemiddleofthewall,thereisabig“VICTORY”.Itwaswritteninpencil.Iguessitmusthavebeenwrittenbysomeonewhogotagoodmarkinanexam.

Alittlehigherabovetheformulas,thereisapoem.Itonlyhastwosentences.Itreads:

Allthosesweetmemorieshavedisappeared.Liketearsdroppingintheheavyrain.

Oh!

Itmusthavebeenwrittenattheendofthelastterminmiddleschool.Classmateshadtoleaveschoolandgoodfriendshadtopart.Whatasadpoem!

Ifyou“explore”thewallmorecarefully,youwillfindmanyotherinterestingthings,likeacryingface,orahappyface,andotherpatterns（图案）.TherearestillsomepatternsandlettersthatIcan’tunderstand,buttheyallshowthefeelingofthestudentswhodrewthem.

Foryears,thewallhaswitnessed（目睹）allthethingsthathavehappenedintheclassroom.Idon’tknowhowitwillbenextyear,twoyearsfromnow,oreventenyearsfromnow.ButIhopemoresmilingfaceswillbedrawnonit.

（）1.Thereis____specialonthiswall.

A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

（）2.Whatwasthe“VICTORY”writtenin?

A.ChalkB.PencilC.PenD.Brush

（）3.Whenhasthepoembeenwritten?

A.Atthebeginningofthelastsemester.B.Attheendoftheyear.

C.Attheendofthelastsemester.D.Atthebeginningofthelastmonth.

（）4.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?

A.部分B.分离C.和好D.聚集

（）5.What’sthetitleofthepassage?

A.ThePicturesoftheWallB.TheFeelingsoftheStudents

C.ThePatternsoftheClassroomD.TheHopeoftheWriter

B

ThefilmForeverEnthralledwasdirectedbythedirectorChenKaige,andfamousstarsactedinit,suchasLiMingandZhangZiyiandChenHong.ThisfilmshowsMeiLanfang’slifeasamasterofBeijingopera.

MeigrewupinafamilyofBeijingoperaperformers.Hebegantoperformonthestagein1904whenhewas10yearsold.Helearnthisactingskillsandplayedfemaleroles.Singing,dancing,andactingarethethreemainpartsofthetraditionalChineseopera.MeiLanfangbecamehighlygoodatallofthem.Heturnedhimselfintoaperformerofalmostalltypesofthe“Dan”femaleroles.Aftermanyyearsofeffortheenabled（使得）theDantohaveanimportantplaceinBeijingopera,withaclear-cutformfornewcomerstofollowanddevelop.Inhis50-yearstagelife,heusednewactingskillsandmadelotsofgoodoperas.

InJuly1937,theJapanesearmyoccupied（占领）Beijing.TheofficerofthearmytoldMeitoperformforthemandpromisedtogivehimareward.Meirefusedattherisk（风险）ofhislifeandfromthenonhedidnotappearonstageduringthewar.Hisdecisiontogiveupmadehimpooruntilthewarendedin1945.

MeiLanfangwasthefirstartisttointroduceBeijingoperatoforeigncountries.Hehadhisoperatoursabroad,andpeopleinothercountriesstartedtounderstandthiskindofplay.After1949,hebecamethesymbolofBeijingoperathroughmakingagreatcontributiontothedevelopmentofBeijingopera.

（）6.ForeverEnthralledshowsthelifeof.

A.afamousactress B.afilmdirector

C.anunknownfilmstar D.amasterofBeijingopera

（）7.MeiLanfanglearnthisactingskillsandplayedroles.

A.grown-up B.femaleC.child D.male

（）8.AftermanyyearsofefforthethattheDanhadanimportantplaceinBeijingopera.

A.madeitpossible B.suggested C.putitforward D.thought

（）9.Duringthewar,Meirefusedtoappearonstagebecausehe.

A.hadalotofotherthingstodoB.didnotliketoperformBeijingopera

C.hadenoughmoneytoliveagoodlifeD.hatedperformingbeforetheJapanesearmy

（）10.MeimadetoursoutsideChinaAPDSinorderto.

A.practisehisnewactingskillsB.learnWesternoperasfromforeignartists

C.letotherpeoplesunderstandBeijingoperaD.goaroundandseethewholeworld

C

April27isaspecialdayinBritain.It’scalledTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay.ItwasbroughttoBritainin1994fromAmerica.Onthatdaythousandsofgirlstakeadayoffschoolandgowithoneoftheirparentstotheirworkplaces.Bydoingthis,itcanteachgirlsmoreaboutthesocietywheretheylive.

Nowthegirlscanhaveacloselookatwhattheirparentsaredoing.Thismayhelpthemtobecalmerwhentheyhavetochooseajob.Maryexperiencedadayofworkathermother’soffice.Thishelpedherunderstandhermother’sworkbetter.Shesaidthatthismadeherfeelmoreconfidentaboutherfuture.

Schoolsandmanycompaniessupporttheactivity,too.Someschoolsevenmakethedayanecessarypartofschoollife.

Expertsthinkthatgirlswithmoreself-confidencearemorelikely（可能的）tobesuccessfulthancommongirls.Ifparentscansetgoodexamplesbothatworkandathomeforthem,theywilldobetterthanothers.TakeOurDaughtertoWorkDayissurelyastepintherightdirection.

（）11.WherewasTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDaybrought?

A.FromAmerica. B.FromChina.CFromCanada.D.FromAustralia.

（）12.OnTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay,thousandsofgirls_______.

A.goonajourneywiththeirparentsB.haveapartywiththeirfriendsathome

C.gototheworkplacesofoneoftheirparentsD.takepartinaschoolactivityfreely

（）13.What’sNOTtheadvantagebydoingsuchanactivity?

A.Itcanhelpgirlsunderstandtheirparents’workbetter.

B.Itcanteachgirlsmoreaboutthesociety.

C.Itcanmakegirlsfeelmoreconfidentabouttheirfuture.

D.Itcanhelpgirlsimprovetheirstudy.

（）14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay?

A.ItisaspecialactivityonApril27inBritain.

B.Schoolsandmanycompaniessupportthisactivity

C.Manygirlslikethisdaybecausetheywon’tgotoschool.

D.Someschoolsevenmakethedayanecessarypartofschoollife.

（）15.Accordingtotheexperts,being______isthemostimportanttogirlsintheirfuture.

A.smartandcareful B.confidentC.hard-working D.friendly

D

Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinacollege.Onthestepsofbuilding,agroupofengineeringstudentswerewaitingforthelastexam.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.

Theyknewtheexamwouldbeeasy.Theprofessor（ateacheratacollege）hadsaidtheycouldbringanybooksornotesduringthetest.

Rightaftertheycameintotheclassroom.Theprofessorhandedoutthepapers.Therewereonlyfivequestionsonit.

Threehourspassed.Thentheprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasnervousexpression.Theprofessorwatchedtheworriedfacesbeforehim,andthenasked,“Howmanyofyouhavecompletedallfivequestions?

”Nohandwasraised.“Howmanyofyouhaveansweredfour?

”Stillnohands.“Three?

Two?

”Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?

Certainlysomebodyhasfinishedone.”Buttheclasskeptsilent.Theprofessors