初一英语阅读理解竞赛题

1、初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题姓名 班级 分数 Reading comprehension(阅读理解): 1Most mobile phone users find phones very useful, and half of the users keep them on all the time, a recent report said.More than 1,200 American mobile phone users took part in the survey, and almost nine in ten say they get annoyed (烦恼的) by others p

2、hones. “People tend to talk louder on the phone,” said Pamela, from Washington.About a fourth of the mobile phone users said they cant imagine life without their mobile phones.The survey also found:28 per cent said they sometimes dont drive as safely as they should because they are using mobile phon

3、es.Only one-third of US mobile phone owners use text messages.Young adults love the many uses of mobile phones. 55 per cent of young adults take still (静态的) pictures with their phones, 47 per cent play games, and 28 per cent use the Internet.True or False (判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用T表示，不符合的用F表示，填入空格内)(5%)(

4、) 1. All the mobile phone users keep their phones on all the time() 2. According to the survey, most phone users are annoyed by others phones.() 3. About two-thirds of US mobile phone owners use text messages.() 4. Using a mobile phone while driving is very dangerous.() 5. Many young adults like to

5、use the mobile phones to play games.2Most American school students have a long summer holidays. It is usually from June to September. During the holidays, students often travel 1 have summer jobs. 2 students take courses in summer school.Mary 3 her last summer in summer school. She studied two cours

6、es and she 4 with her family. They saw interesting places near their 5 in Seattle. Marys friends, Peter, worked at a gas 6 during the summer. He sold gas and repaired cars. He made a lot of money and saved 7 all of it. Peter is going the university next year. He needs money for the university tuitio

7、n.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示填入空格内)(7%)() 1. A: to B: but C: then D: or( ) 2. A: Some B: No C: All D: More() 3. A: had B: spent C: stayed D: worked() 4. A: workedB: visited C: played D: traveled() 5. A: room B: school C: home D: hospital() 6. A: shop B: factoryC: station D: fie

8、ld() 7. A: nearly B: quietlyC: quickly D: truly3Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(阅读短文，填写所缺的单词6%):In Australia Christmastime is always in the hottest period in summer! Without s 1 , white Christmas never comes to Australia. Its a completely d 2 holiday from the one that you k

9、now.Beaches are very popular d 3 that time. You can even see Santa Claus surfing on the ocean! In the day, families like to go downtown to watch the carnival parade(狂欢游行). Everyone d 4 up. They are as beautiful as the performers. And this makes the carnival more colorful. At night, people go to diff

10、erent outdoor parties to continue their happy hours .It may be a pity that A 5 cannot enjoy a white Christmas, but they never feel upset because they have a s 6 happy holiday.1.s 2. d 3. d 4.d 5.A 6.s 4True or False （判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）The elephant is another animal that lives in gr

11、oups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble. The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young. The

12、 bull elephants （公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, the bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard them. The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it get

13、s well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it. Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (

14、漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a calf（幼象）that has wandered（迷路）into a dangerous place. A female elephant that is about to give birth to（生产）her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands

15、guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member. ( )1. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.( )2. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.( )3. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a

16、 strong female.( )4. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.( )5. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations.( )6. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.( )7. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.5Choose the best an

17、swer （根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案）Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great AmericanGeorge Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free. Benjamins grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay

18、 for her boat trip across the ocean . After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic (算术).Benjamins neighbour knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden cl

19、ock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Bannekers ability to settle hard

20、problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United StatesWashington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildingsthe Capitol (美国国会大厦) the White House, and many othersshould be built.Later, L Enfant, the French

21、man who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldnt build without any plans to follow.For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he ha

22、d helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.If it werent for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.( )1. Benjamins grandmother taught him how _ when he was young. A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clock

23、 C) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems ( )2. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, _. A) people in America showed no surpriseB) his name spread all over AmericaC) he became the first man in America to build a clockD) people came from other places to congratulate him( )3. Thomas

24、Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was _.A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious ( )4. The French designer LEnfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France_. A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly( )5. Whe

25、n L Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _ of building the capital Washington.A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing( )6. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _. A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of working C) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at draw

26、ing( )7. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _.A) he made one of the first clocks in AmericaB) he used to be an assistant to LEnfant, who had designed the city WashingtonC) he designed the city Washington when LEnfant leftD) he was able to continue the plans for the new city W

27、ashington as LEnfant left with his plans6Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文) Canada is one of the few _1_ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these Quebec( 魁北克 ) is known as “

28、French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest. Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since. Most people speak E

29、nglish as their first language and the two _2_ television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare. The same goes _3_ traffic signs and menus, for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few pla

30、ces _4_ youll see traffic signs in French. And in restaurants, its _5_ impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, _6_ law, have labels and instructions in both languages. In Canadas English-speaking provinces, of

31、ficial bilingualism (双语) means that students can _7_ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.( )1. A) nationsB) countryC) landD) place( )2. A) localB) individualC) privateD) national( )3. A) toB) onC) forD) at( )4. A) thatB) whichC) w

32、hereD) when( )5. A) almostB) mostlyC) hardlyD) really( )6. A) inB) toC) forD) by( )7. A) chooseB) be able toC) likeD) want7Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给) We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）. Studies s_1_ that gossiping releases（释放）our e

33、motions and reduce tension（紧张）.Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping can make people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. While gossiping, people communicate with a free mind. Gossiping h_2_ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own pro

34、blems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are

35、t_3_ about. But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h_4_ others on purpose. When you start speaking i_5_ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try t

36、o make others tense. Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred憎恨), fear, envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的） remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s_6_, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still fast

37、er when the gossiping is bad! We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l_7_ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.1. s 2. h 3. t 4. h 5. i 6. s 7. l 8. The long hiccup For many people the subject of hiccups（嗝）is a joke，but for Harry Mend

38、is，a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham，it was something quite different His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued day and night for two weeks After the first week， Harry's parents took him to hospital，but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack Harry，who is no

39、w back at school， described what happened to him “When I began to hiccup，I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any goodThat evening I had hiccups every four seconds We tried everything to stop themI held my breath and drank cold drinksMy father even tried to give me a shock but that didn&#

40、39;t work either” After a week of sleepless nights，he went to hospitalThe doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong “They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down， but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped” Harry w

41、as very luckyThe world record holder is the American _ farmer Charles Osborne，who hiccuped for sixty-eight yearsHe stopped in 1990at last，but nobody knows why ( )1Harry's hiccups lasted  _ Aa week  Bfourteen days Ctwenty-eight days Done month ( )2His hiccups started after he  _ Ad

42、rank a glass of water  Bwent to hospital Cate an Indian meal  Dfinished his homework ( )3His parents decided to take him to hospital when he _ Ahiccuped for four seconds Bheld his breath Chiccuped at night Dcouldn't stop hiccuping ( )4His hiccups completely stopped one week after the d

43、octor _ Agave him some medicine Btook an X-ray of his chest Cgave him a shock Dlet him drink cold drinks ( )5What does“shock”in this passage mean？ A 震惊B休克C喷嚏D哈欠 9A chicken lays an eggYou feel sleepyAnd a tree loses its leavesAll of these things，and many more，happen in a certain way，at a certain time

44、 each day or each yearThey take place because of something called an internal clockThe word internal means “inside of”，and the internal clock is inside a certain part of every plant and animalFor example，there is an internal clock in the head of a chicken The internal clock receives a signal，or mess

45、age，from the world around itSome of these signals include light，heat， darkness and coldWhen the internal clock gets the signal，the body of the plant or animal produces a chemical that causes the living thing to do different actionsFor example，daylight signals the chicken's internal clock to make

46、 a chemicalThen this chemical causes the chicken to lay eggs People are learning a lot about internal clocksFarmers have even learned how to fool a chicken's internal clock so that the chicken lays more eggs！ ( ) 1A signal is_ Aa chemical Ba message Cinternal Dinside ( ) 2The clock described in

47、the story is called internal because it _ Ameans “inside of”Bis inside every plant or animal Cnever stops running Dproduces a signal ( )3 In this story，one signal would be_ Acold weather Ba chemical Cfalling leaves Da sleepy dog ( ) 4In thechain of events below，what is missing？ Daylight acts as a si

48、gnalA chicken's internal clock receives the signal ？The chicken lays an eggA. The chicken moves its body B. The chicken is fooled by the farmerCThe chicken makes a chemical DThe chicken sees the daylight ( ) 5What do you think farmers do to make chickens lay more eggs？They _ Amake the chickens do different actions Bkeep the chickens in a cooler place Cfeed the chickens a special chemical Dturn