初二英语阅读竞赛试题

初二英语阅读竞赛试题初二英语阅读竞赛试题完型填空（每题1.5分）（A）“WantedbytheFBI（联邦调查局）”.Tothemurderer,orthebankrobber,thesearethemost1wordsintheworld.Whenthecriminalhears2,he/sheknowsthatlotsoftrainedpersonsare3him/her.Theyknoweverytrickthatthecriminalknowsandmanymore.Ifhe/shemakesjustone4,they'llgethim/her.That's5thecriminalwhoishuntedcan'tsleepwell.That'swhyhe/shebecomes6.Whenhe/shemakesamistake,he/shewillnotbewantedbytheFBIanylonger.He/Shewillbecaught.TheFBIbeganin1924.AttorneyGeneral（司法部长）HarlanFStonechoseJEdgarHoover,ayounglawyer（律师）intheDepartmentofJustice（司法部）,toheadthenewagency.“Whatweneed7anewkindofpoliceforce,“hesaid."Criminalstodayaresmart.We8beattheminoldways.Wehaveto9officerstoworkscientifically.”JEdgarHooverquietlywentaheadwithhisplans.Hechosehismen10.Theyhadtobe11theagesoftwenty-fiveandthirty-five.Hewantedonlypeoplewithgoodmannersandgood12 .Theywouldhavetomeetallkindsofpeople13theyworkedashisofficers.Hooverwantedpeoplewhocoulduseateacupas14asagun.Hechosepeople15carefullythathemadetheFBIthehardestserviceintheworldtogetinto.TheFBIcannothelpineverycrime.Itcanlookintoonlycertaincrimesagainstthegovernment.Solvingalltheothercrimesisthedutyoflocalpoliceforces.( )1.A.excitingB.frighteninginteresting D.surprising( )2.A.it B.himC.herC.C.()5.A.howC.C.()5.A.howD.whereB.whyC.whenD.them()3.A.after B.nearbefore D.beside()4. A.joke B.storytrick D.mistake()6.A.excitedB.generousC.nervous D.relaxed()7. A.is B.areC.waswere()8.A.can'tB.mustn'tC.maynot D.shouIdn ' t()9.A.askB.adviseC.help D.train()10. A.quickly B.slowly C.carefullyD.carelessly()11. A.at B.betweenC.from D.over()12.A.appearanceB.characterhumourD.mood()13.A.ifB.thoughC.()13.A.ifB.thoughC.whenD.while()14.soonA.oftenD.well()14.soonA.oftenD.wellB.quicklyC.()15.A.too B.veryC.so D.such(B)Withahatbyhisfeet)ablindboysatonthestepsofabuilding.Heheldupasignwhichsaid)"I'mblind,pleasehelp."Onlyafewpeopleput16inthehat.Amanwaswalkingby.He17somecoinsintothehat.Hethenturnedthesign18.wrotesomewords,putthesignbackandleft.Soonthehatbegantofillup.Alotmorepeople19togivemoneytotheblindboy.Thatafternoonthemancametosee20thingswere.Theboyrecognizedhisfootsteps(脚步声)andasked,"Wereyoutheonewho21mysignthismorning?Whatdidyouwrite?B.lost C.tookB.lost C.tookThemansaid,"Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutina22way."Whathehadwrittenwas,"Todayisabeautifulday,23Icannotseeit."Boththe24toldpeoplethattheboywasblind.Butthefirstsignsimply 25peopletohelpbythrowingsomemoneyintothe26.Thesecondone,however,toldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoythe27oftheday,buttheboycouldn't28hewasblind.Thereareatleasttwolessonswecanlearn29thisstory.First,bethankfulforwhatyouhave.Someoneelsehasless.Helpthemifyoucan.30 ,becreative.Thinkdifferently.Thereisalwaysabetterway!()16.A.eggs B.coinsC.toysD.pencils()17.A.gotD.dropped(18.A.onD.around(18.A.onD.aroundB.offC.back()19.A.asked B.beganC.hopedD.continued()20.A.how B.what C.whosewhich()21.A.put B.found C.changedD.cleaned()22.A.usual B.simpleC.differentD.dangerous()23.A.asD.but()24.A.signsD.lessons()23.A.asD.but()24.A.signsD.lessons()25.A.toldhelpedD.ordered()26.A.bagD.basket()27.A.foodbeauty D.pictures()28.A.becausebefore D.thoughB.so C. forB.men C. boysB.took C.B.hatC.pocketB.songsC.B.unlessC.()29.A.aboutB.with()29.A.aboutB.withC.fromD.except()30.A.First B.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth阅读理解:(每题1.5分)(1)InChina,childrenliketosingalovelylittlesong."Littleswallow,wearsbrightclothes,andcomeshereeveryspring."Buthaveyoueverwonderedwherealltheswallowsgoduringthecoldwinter?Likemanyotheranimals,swallowswillflysouthwhendaysturncoldleavesbegintofallfromtrees.Theytravelmanymilestofindawarmerwinter.Thistypeoftraveliscalledmigration.Birdsareanimalsthatliketomigratealotwhenitiscold.About600out9,000kindsofbirdsdoit.Theyleaveinautumnandcomebackduringthewarmspringmonths.Manybirdsdon'tlikethecoldweather.Theyneedfood,butplantsdieandinsectshideinwinter.So,theywillonlycomehomethenextyear,whentherewillbelotsoffoodforthemtoeat.Butthetripisoftenhardandnotsafe.Manybirdsflyingroupsandmakenoises.CranesflyingroupsliketheletterV,orinarow.Otherstravelinpairsoralone.Somecantravelaverylongway.Theyflybetweenlands.Forexample,theArcticterncantravel20,100kilometres.TheybuildahomeneartheNorthPole,gototheAntarcticainautumn,andthencomebackinspring.Howdothebirdsfindtheirway?Theylookatthingslikethesun,moonandstars.Theynevergotlost.()31.Birdsusuallyliveinandcomebackin.A.autumn,springB.spring,autumnC.autumn,winterD.winter,spring() 32.Thesebirdsmigratemainlybecauseduringwinter.A.theyliketomigrateB.itistoocoldC.otherbigbirdseatthemD.there'snomuchfoodforthem()33.Thetripishardandnotsafe,somanybirdstravelin.A.aloneB.groupsC.pairsD.itself()34.Birdsfindtheirwayby.followingthewindlisteningtonoisesotherbirdsmake.lookingatsomecertainthings.lookingatclouds() 35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?Allthebirdsliketomigrate.Animalsarebornnaturallytobeabletosuitthemselvestotheenvironment.Manybirdsoftenmigratebecausetheyliketravellingverymuch.Moreandmoreanimalsarelosingtheirlivingareas.⑵AmericanandBritishpeoplebothspeak

Englishofcourse.ButsometimestherearesomeimportantdifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.Firstofall,theysoundverydifferent.Often,Americansdon'tsayeachwordseparately.Theysaywordstogether.Americansmaysay“Idunno"insteadof"Idon'tknow”.Ortheymaysay “Whaddyasay?”insteadof“Whatdidyousay?”However,theBritisharemorecareful.Theyusuallysayallthewordsandkeepthemseparate.Soundisnotonlythedifference.Wordssometimeshavedifferentmeaningstoo.Forexample,thevocabularyforcarsanddrivingisverydifferent.Americansdrivetrucks,butinEnglandpeopledrivelorries.Manyexpressionsarealsodifferentinthetwocountries.Intotelephoneyourup”.InAmerica,England,ifyouaregoingfriends,you“phonethemyou“givethemacall”.twocountries.Intotelephoneyourup”.InAmerica,WhenyouaresayinggoodbyeinEnglandyou

mightsay“Cheerio!”InAmericayoumightsay“Seeyoulater.There'realsosomedifferencesingrammar.Forexample,Americansusuallyusethehelpingverb“do”whentheyaskaquestion.Theysay“Doyouhaveastorybook?”ButtheBritishoftenleaveoutthehelpingverb.LanguagesTheysay“Haveyouastorybook?Mostlanguagesarelikethis.Languageschangeovertime.WhenpeopleliveinseparatedifferentEnglish.places,thelanguageschangeinways.ThisiswhathashappenedtoItcanalsohappentootherseparatedifferentEnglish.languages,suchasFrench.ManypeopleinCanadaspeakFrenchbuttheirFrenchisverydifferentfromtheFrenchofFrance.aseparately”aseparately”A.()37.is含糊地B.A.()37.is含糊地B.快速地D.简略地ThevocabularyforcarsC.分开地anddrivingA.anexampleofBritishEnglish B.anexampleofAmericanEnglishC.thesameinAmericaandEnglandD.notthesameinAmericaandEngland()38.Languages.arealwayschangingastimepasseskeepunchangedevenif(即使)timechangesarethesameinallplacesareeasytolearn()39.Whichofthefollowingisright?Americanpeopleusuallysay"Idon'tknow'insteadof“Idunno”.TherearefourdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish.CanadiansspeakallthesameFrenchasFrenchmen.Whenpeopleliveindifferentplaces,thelanguageisinthesameway.40.Thispassageismainlyabout.EnglishvocabularyhowAmericansoundsaredifferentfromBritishsoundsthewaytheBritishsaywordssomedifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglish短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整通顺。（每题2分）（A）FormerPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcher（英国前首相玛格丽特・撒切尔）pawayattheageof87othemorningofApril8.Hersonanddaughterconfirmedthenewslaterthatday.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmournedthelofagreatleader.Thatcher,agrocer's（杂货商）daughter,wasborninLincolnshire.Shereceivedeatthelocalgrammarschool.L,shebecameatopstudentofUniversityofOxfordandwasinvolvedinpolitics（政治）there.ThatcherwastheleaderofBritainfrom1975to1990.In1976,whenThatchervisited

Russia,aRussiannewspapercher“theIron Lady" forherpersonalandpoliticaltoughness.Sincethen,ThatcherhasbeenkastheIronLadyallovertheworld.Thatcherthoughtthetitlegavehmuchpersonalpleasure.ThatcherwasthefirstwomanprimeministerofBritain.Shewasalsoconsideredasagreatprimeminister.TomanyEnglishmen,Thatchernotonlyledthecountry,balsosavedthecountry.SheputhereffortintodevelopingBritain'seconomyandmadeBritainbeaformidable（令人畏惧的）rival（竞争者）ontheinternationalstage.Thatcherwasagreatpolitician.Herexcellentcharacteristicswillalwaysb