兰溪市2012年初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题.doc

兰溪市2012年初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题本试卷共四部分，满分100分。时间80分钟。考生注意事项：所有试题答案均须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效！现在请开始答题。Good luck！第一部分：阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并把答案写在答题纸上。AIn the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed(包装的) lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches. Often parents know what their children want. Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.” But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy (起泡的) drinks were offered and I think there were lot of chips.” Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead. So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. Theres salad restaurant, which is good, so its healthier than it was.”1. How many meals do most children in the UK have at school? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four2. _ would like the children to have the school meals. A. Cathy B. Susan C. Kaz D. Jamie3. Jamie thought _ were healthy food.A. stews and curries B. burgers and pizzasC. chips and fizzy drinks D. sandwiches and coke4. The last two paragraphs show that _.A. theres a salad restaurant in every school.B. salad is the only healthy food for studentsC. schools have begun to cook healthier foodD. the government doesnt care about school dinners5. What is the best title for this text?A. Healthy food B. Unhealthy foodC. Packed lunches D. School DinnersBMany years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friends. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that Id left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealershipa shop selling carswas right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment（报酬）, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.“Thank you”two powerful words. Theyre easy to say and mean so much.6. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City _. A. to visit a friend B. to see his parentsC. to pay to the cash register D. to have more gas for his car7. The words “took off ” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “_”.A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up 8. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car? A. He had it pulled back to the gas station. B. The couple sent him a business card. C. The couple offered to help him. D. He called his friend for help.9. The battery of the authors car was dead because _. A. something went wrong with the lightsB. the meeting lasted a whole dayC. he forgot to turn off the lightsD. he drove too long a distance10. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show _. A. how to write a thank-you letterB. how to deal with car problemsC. the kind-heartedness of older peopleD. the importance of expressing thanksCWhen I was small and my grandmother died, I couldnt understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying. So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure（减轻压力） is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to give help and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we dont even know were very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.Just as crying can be healthy, not crying holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering can be bad for physical (身体的) health. Studies have shown that too much control(控制)of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, dont fight it. Its a natural and healthy emotional response (反应).11. The underlined part “cheer me up” might mean “_”. A. make me laugh B. make me sad C. make me nervous D. make me proud12Why didnt the writer cry when her grandmother died?ABecause her father did not want her to feel too sad.BBecause she did not love her grandmother.CBecause she was too shy to cry at that time.DThe author doesnt give the reason.13. It can be learned from the text that _.Athere are two ways to keep healthyBcrying does more good to health than laughingCcrying and laughing are the sameDemotional health has a close relationship(关系) to physical health14. According to the writer, which of the following is true?ACrying is the best way to get help from others.BFighting back tears may cause some health problems.CWe will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.DWe must cry if we want to reduce pressure.15. What might be the best title for the text?APower（威力）of Tears BHow to Keep HealthyCWhy We Cry DA New Scientific Discovery第二部分：完形填空（共30题，每题1分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题纸上。AThe True Story of Treasure Island金银岛Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived abroad for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a holiday with his family.Each morning Stevenson would take his wife Fanny and his son Lloyd out for a long _ 16 over the hills. They had been _ 17 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days _ 18 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _ 19 .One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an islandRobert noticed that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of _ 20 .“Whats that?” he asked“Thats the buried treasure(埋藏着的财宝),” said the boy. Robert suddenly _ 21 something of an adventure story in the boys _ 22 .While it was raining heavily, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the hero a twelve-year-old boy, just like LloydBut who would be the pirate（海盗）？Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the _ 23 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to include such a man in a story. Thus Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _ 24 .So, thanks to a _ 25 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest adventure stories in the English language. 16AtalkBrestCwalk Dgame17AtryingBmissingCplanning Denjoying18AquietBdullCbusy Dcold19AcleaningBwritingCdrawing Dexercising20Athe seaBthe houseCScotland Dthe island21AsawBdrewCmade Dlearned22AbookBanswerCpicture Dmind23AhelpBproblemCuse Dburden24AinjuredBbornChired Dwritten25ArainyBsunnyCcool DwindyBSoon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final 26 . All the kids had been working hard for some time, going over their 27 . If they didnt pass the exams, they would have to 28 them in September. There were usually a few who _29 , but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother 30 her. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother insisted (要求) that she should have a(n) 31 night and take a sleeping pill(药丸). She promised to 32 her up in the morning.Jane was too 33 to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the 34 did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldnt answer 35 of the questions. Everyone 36_ her was writing pages and pages. 37 , she couldnt find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her 38 .Time was running 39 . There was only an hour to 40 . She started one question, wrote two sentences, 41 and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote 42 two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 43 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible 44 . A minute later, 45 called her name.26. A. harvests B. exams C. reports D. papers27. A. exercises B. jobs C. books D. lessons28. A. take B. write C. attend D. do 29. A. cheated B. succeeded C. passed D. failed30. A. cared for B. felt proud of C. worried about D. thought highly of 31. A. early B. late C. dark D. dreamy32. A. ring B. wake C. bringD. pick33. A. sad B. tired C. happy D. nervous34. A. dream B. pill C. suggestionD. music35. A. all B. none C. anyD. some36. A. ahead B. behind C. in the front ofD. around37. A. Unless B. However C. Though D. As38. A. watch B. paper C. teacher D. book39. A. up B. down C. out D. over40. A. run B. leave C. remain D. go41. A. gave out B. gave up C. put off D. put out42. A. another B. more C. other D. the other43. A. thinking B. dreaming C. crying D. writing44. A. exam B. dream C. story D. night45. A. her mother B. her teacher C. a classmate D. a friend第三部分：阅读填空（共10题，每题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的AG七个选项中选出能填入空白处的五个最佳选项，并写在答题纸上。选项中有两项多余选项。AEvery boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? (46) The amount of money that parents give to their children is different from family to family. (47) Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.First of all, children are expected to make the choice between spending and saving(积蓄); then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. (48)In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. (49)Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. (50) Saving helps children understand that costly goals need sacrifice(牺牲). Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.A. They can save it for future use.B. Timing is another consideration(考虑).C. As helping at home is a normal part of family life.D. Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.F. One main reason is to let kids learn how to manage（管理）their own money.G. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget(预算).BFor more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming to an empty house. (51) Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children(挂钥匙儿童). They are children who look after themselves while their parents work. (52)Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry（首饰）. A lot of kids had chains（链子） with keys around their necks. I often told them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant.” (53)She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the problems the latchkey children can have. (54) One in every three latchkey children are afraid of being at home alone. Many had nightmares(噩梦) and were worried about their own safety.The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears(害怕) is by hiding. (55) The second is TV. Theyll often play it at high volume. Its hard to get the exact number of latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.A. Slowly, she learned they were hous