八年级下英语阅读能力竞赛试题

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）AEverydaywhenIentertheclassroom,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.TheFeelingsoftheStudentsC.ThePatternsoftheClassroomD.TheHopeoftheWriterBThefilmForeverEnthralledwasdirectedbythedirectorChenKaige,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.afilmdirectorC.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.didnotliketoperformBeijingoperaC.hadenoughmoneytoliveagoodlifeD.hatedperformingbeforetheJapanesearmy（）10.MeimadetoursoutsideChinainorderto.A.practisehisnewactingskillsB.learnWesternoperasfromforeignartistsC.letotherpeoplesunderstandBeijingoperaD.goaroundandseethewholeworldCApril27isaspecialdayinBritain.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.haveapartywiththeirfriendsathomeC.gototheworkplacesofoneoftheirparentsD.takepartinaschoolactivityfreely（）13.What’sNOTtheadvantagebydoingsuchanactivity?A.Itcanhelpgirlsunderstandtheirparents’workbetter.B.Itcanteachgirlsmoreaboutthesociety.C.Itcanmakegirlsfeelmoreconfidentabouttheirfuture.D.Itcanhelpgirlsimprovetheirstudy.（）14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTakeOurDaughtertoWorkDay?A.ItisaspecialactivityonApril27inBritain.B.SchoolsandmanycompaniessupportthisactivityC.Manygirlslikethisdaybecausetheywon’tgotoschool.D.Someschoolsevenmakethedayanecessarypartofschoollife.（）15.Accordingtotheexperts,being______isthemostimportanttogirlsintheirfuture.A.smartandcareful B.confidentC.hard-working D.friendlyDItwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinacollege.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.Theprofessorsaid,“ThatisexactlywhatIexpected.Ijustwanttomakeyouknowclearlythateventhoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering.Therearestillmanythingsaboutthesubjectyoudon'tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarecommonineverydaypractice.”Then,smiling,headded,“Youwillallpassthiscourse,youreducationhasjustbegun.”Theyearshaveobscuredthenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.（）16.Whydidthestudentsthinktheexamwaseasyatfirst?A.Becauseitwastheirlastexaminthecollege.B.Becausetheyknewtherewereonlyfivequestions. C.Becausetheythoughttheywerecleverandtalented.D.Becausetheywereallowedtobringanybooksandnotesduringthetext. （）17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obscured”meaninthelastparagraph?A.模糊 B.回忆 C.提醒 D.改变（）18.Whatcouldthestudentslearnfromthelastexam?

A.Helaughsbestwholaughslast.B.Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.（）19.Howdidtheprofessorfeelwhenhefoundhisstudentswerenotabletocompletethesefivequestions?A.Sorry.B.Angry.C.Unexpected. D.Unsurprised.（）20.What’sthebesttitleforthearticle?A.SomeConfidentStudents.B.AnEngineeringExam.C.AnInterestingProfessor. D.AnUnforgettableLesson.EAsspacesciencedevelops,manhaslearnedmoreandmoreaboutspace.Spaceisnotonlyamazingbutalsodangerous.Whileworkinginspace,spacemenarefacingdangeraswellassuccess.Scientistshavefoundoutthattheradiation（辐射）isthegreatestdangertospacemeninspace.Whenspacemenareworkinginspace,theyareindangeroftheradiationfromthesunandotherstars,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Theharmoftheradiationwon’tbefounduntiltheirchildrenevengrandchildrenareborn.Somespecialmedicinemayworkalittle,butnoreallyeffectivemedicinehasbeenfoundsofar.Spacerubbishisalsothoughttobeagreatdangertospacemen.It’sreportedthattherewere9,000man-madethingsflyinginspace.About30%ofthesearesatellites,10%arespaceships,andtherestarespacerubbish.Anexplosion（爆炸）inspacein1999madeacloudof300,000fragments,eachatleast4mminsize.Asmallpieceoftheseevenknockedaspaceshipwindowandcausedsomedamage（损坏）.Scientistsarewatchingandreportinganypossibledangerallthetime.Theyareworkingtodealwithspacerubbish.Althoughspaceisreallydangerous,itinterestsmanypeopleontheearth.Inthenearfuture,itmaybecomepossibleforpeopletospendafewdaysinaspacehotel.Wemayevenchoosetoleavetheearthandliveinspaceinafewyears.Soweshoulddosomethingtohelpimprovethespaceenvironment.（）26.______showstheman-madethingsinspaceinthecorrectway.A.B.C.D.（）27.Theradiationfromthesunandotherstarsis______tospacemen.A.goodB.helpfulC.usefulD.harmful（）28.Theunderlinedword“fragments”means“______”.A.碎片B.泡沫C.烟雾D.飞碟（）29.Thepassagetalksabout_________kindsofdangerinspace.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five（）30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Scientistshavefoundoutwaystosolveanyprobleminspace.B.Everyoneofuscanhaveatraveltospaceintenyears.C.Theharmoftheradiationmaybefoundinthespacemen’schildren.D.Spaceisreallydangerous,soitdoesn’tinterestanyoneontheearth.单词拼写（每小题1分，共15分）根据文章内容和首字母提示，写出单词正确形式Happ