初中英语新闻阅读竞赛试卷

初中英语新闻阅读竞赛试卷考试时间：120分钟 总分：100分 年级/班级：初中二年级

试标题是:“初中英语新闻阅读竞赛试卷”

一、选择题

1.Thenewsreportsaysthatthenumberofpeopleusingpublictransportationinthecityhasincreasedby20%inthepastyear.Whatdoesthisnumberindicate?

A.Thecity'spopulationhasgrownrapidly.

B.Morepeoplearechoosingtousebusesandsubways.

C.Thecityhasbuiltmoreroadsandhighways.

D.Thegovernmenthasimposednewtaxesoncarowners.

2.Accordingtothearticle,anewtechnologyhasbeendevelopedtohelpreduceairpollution.Whatisthemainbenefitofthistechnology?

A.Itincreasesthespeedofcars.

B.Itreducestheneedforfossilfuels.

C.Itimprovesthevisibilityofthecity.

D.Itdecreasesthenumberofpeoplewhousepublictransportation.

3.Thearticlementionsthatalocalcompanyhaswonacontracttosupplyfreshfruitsandvegetablestoschools.Whatisthelikelyimpactofthiscontract?

A.Thecostoffruitsandvegetableswillincrease.

B.Studentswillhavemorehealthyfoodoptions.

C.Thecompanywilllayoffmanyemployees.

D.Schoolswillnolongerneedtobuyfoodfromothersuppliers.

4.Thenewsreporthighlightsanewlawthatrequiresallcarstohaveaspecialfiltertoreduceemissions.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthislaw?

A.Toincreasetherevenueforthegovernment.

B.Toimprovetheairqualityinthecity.

C.Tomakecarsmoreexpensivetobuy.

D.Toencouragepeopletowalkorbikemore.

5.Thearticlediscussesarecentstudythatshowsadeclineinthenumberofpeoplereadingbooks.Whatisthemainreasongivenforthisdecline?

A.Thepriceofbookshasincreased.

B.PeoplepreferwatchingmoviesandTVshows.

C.Librarieshavecloseddowninmanyareas.

D.SchoolshavereducedthenumberofEnglishclasses.

6.Thenewsreportmentionsanewinternationaltradeagreementthatwillbenefitthelocaleconomy.Whatisthemostlikelyoutcomeofthisagreement?

A.Thecostofimportedgoodswillrise.

B.Morejobswillbecreatedinthelocalarea.

C.Thelocalcurrencywilllosevalue.

D.Thenumberoftouristsvisitingthecitywilldecrease.

7.Thearticletalksaboutanewprogramthathelpshomelesspeoplefindjobs.Whatistheexpectedresultofthisprogram?

A.Thenumberofhomelesspeoplewillincrease.

B.Theeconomywillsufferduetoreducedlabor.

C.Morepeoplewillbeemployedandoffthestreets.

D.Thegovernmentwillspendmoremoneyonsocialservices.

8.Thenewsreportmentionsanewstudythatshowsaconnectionbetweensocialmediauseandmentalhealthissues.Whatisthemainconcernraisedbythestudy?

A.Socialmediaismakingpeoplemoresocial.

B.Peoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia.

C.Socialmediaismakingpeoplemoreproductive.

D.Socialmediaisimprovingcommunicationskills.

9.Thearticlediscussesanewpolicythatrequiresallstudentstowearuniformstoschool.Whatisthemainreasongivenforthispolicy?

A.Toincreaseschoolfees.

B.Topromoteasenseofunityanddiscipline.

C.Toreducethenumberoffashion-relatedincidents.

D.Tomakeiteasiertoidentifystudents.

10.Thenewsreporthighlightsanewprojecttocleanupalocalriver.Whatistheexpectedoutcomeofthisproject?

A.Theriverwillbecomemorepolluted.

B.Thenumberoffishintheriverwilldecrease.

C.Theriverwillbecleanerandmorepleasantforwildlife.

D.Theprojectwillcosttoomuchmoneyandnotbeeffective.

二、填空题

1.Accordingtothenewsreport,thenumberofpeopleusingpublictransportationinthecityhas_______by20%inthepastyear.

2.Thearticlementionsanewtechnologythathasbeendevelopedto_______airpollution.

3.Thelocalcompanythathaswonacontracttosupplyfreshfruitsandvegetablestoschoolsisexpectedto_______morejobs.

4.Thenewlawthatrequiresallcarstohaveaspecialfiltertoreduceemissionsisaimedat_______theairqualityinthecity.

5.Therecentstudythatshowsadeclineinthenumberofpeoplereadingbookssuggeststhatpeopleprefer_______tobooks.

6.Thenewinternationaltradeagreementisexpectedto_______thelocaleconomy.

7.Theprogramthathelpshomelesspeoplefindjobsisexpectedto_______morepeopleoffthestreets.

8.Thestudythatlinkssocialmediausetomentalhealthissuesraisesconcernsabouttheamountoftimepeoplespendon_______.

9.Thenewpolicythatrequiresallstudentstowearuniformstoschoolisaimedatpromotingasenseof_______anddiscipline.

10.Theprojecttocleanupalocalriverisexpectedtomaketheriver_______andmorepleasantforwildlife.

三、多选题

1.Accordingtothenewsreport,whatarethereasonsfortheincreaseinthenumberofpeopleusingpublictransportation?

A.Thecostofpublictransportationhasdecreased.

B.Thecityhasbuiltmorebusstopsandsubwaystations.

C.Thegovernmenthasimposednewtaxesoncarowners.

D.Peoplearebecomingmoreenvironmentallyconscious.

2.Whatarethebenefitsofthenewtechnologydevelopedtoreduceairpollution?

A.Itreducestheneedforfossilfuels.

B.Itimprovesthevisibilityofthecity.

C.Itdecreasesthenumberofpeoplewhousepublictransportation.

D.Ithelpstocombatclimatechange.

3.Whatarethepotentialimpactsofthelocalcompanywinningacontracttosupplyfreshfruitsandvegetablestoschools?

A.Studentswillhavemorehealthyfoodoptions.

B.Thecostoffruitsandvegetableswillincrease.

C.Thecompanywilllayoffmanyemployees.

D.Schoolswillnolongerneedtobuyfoodfromothersuppliers.

4.Whatarethepurposesofthenewlawthatrequiresallcarstohaveaspecialfiltertoreduceemissions?

A.Toimprovetheairqualityinthecity.

B.Toincreasetherevenueforthegovernment.

C.Tomakecarsmoreexpensivetobuy.

D.Toencouragepeopletowalkorbikemore.

5.Whatarethereasonsgivenforthedeclineinthenumberofpeoplereadingbooks?

A.Thepriceofbookshasincreased.

B.PeoplepreferwatchingmoviesandTVshows.

C.Librarieshavecloseddowninmanyareas.

D.SchoolshavereducedthenumberofEnglishclasses.

6.Whatarethepotentialoutcomesofthenewinternationaltradeagreement?

A.Morejobswillbecreatedinthelocalarea.

B.Thecostofimportedgoodswillrise.

C.Thelocalcurrencywilllosevalue.

D.Thenumberoftouristsvisitingthecitywilldecrease.

7.Whataretheexpectedresultsoftheprogramthathelpshomelesspeoplefindjobs?

A.Morepeoplewillbeemployedandoffthestreets.

B.Thenumberofhomelesspeoplewillincrease.

C.Theeconomywillsufferduetoreducedlabor.

D.Thegovernmentwillspendmoremoneyonsocialservices.

8.Whataretheconcernsraisedbythestudythatlinkssocialmediausetomentalhealthissues?

A.Peoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia.

B.Socialmediaismakingpeoplemoresocial.

C.Socialmediaisimprovingcommunicationskills.

D.Socialmediaiscausingisolationandanxiety.

9.Whatarethereasonsgivenforthenewpolicythatrequiresallstudentstowearuniformstoschool?

A.Topromoteasenseofunityanddiscipline.

B.Toreducethenumberoffashion-relatedincidents.

C.Toincreaseschoolfees.

D.Tomakeiteasiertoidentifystudents.

10.Whataretheexpectedoutcomesoftheprojecttocleanupalocalriver?

A.Theriverwillbecleanerandmorepleasantforwildlife.

B.Thenumberoffishintheriverwilldecrease.

C.Theriverwillbecomemorepolluted.

D.Theprojectwillcosttoomuchmoneyandnotbeeffective.

四、判断题

11.Thenewsreportindicatesthattheuseofpublictransportationhasdecreasedinthecityoverthepastyear.

12.Thenewtechnologydevelopedtoreduceairpollutionprimarilyfocusesonincreasingthespeedofcars.

13.Thecontractawardedtothelocalcompanyforsupplyingfreshfruitsandvegetablestoschoolsisexpectedtoleadtohigherpricesfortheseitems.

14.Thenewlawrequiringspecialfiltersoncarsisprimarilyaimedatgeneratingmorerevenueforthegovernment.

15.Accordingtotherecentstudy,thedeclineinbookreadingisprimarilyduetotheclosureoflibrariesinmanyareas.

16.Thenewinternationaltradeagreementisexpectedtohaveanegativeimpactonthelocaleconomy.

17.Theprogramtohelphomelesspeoplefindjobsisexpectedtoresultinanincreaseinthenumberofhomelessindividuals.

18.Thestudylinkingsocialmediausetomentalhealthissuessuggeststhatsocialmediaisbeneficialforcommunicationskills.

19.Thepolicyrequiringstudentstowearuniformsisaimedatpromotingasenseofunityanddisciplineamongstudents.

20.Theprojecttocleanupthelocalriverisexpectedtomaketherivermorepollutedandlesspleasantforwildlife.

五、问答题

21.Basedonthenewsreport,discussthefactorsthathavecontributedtotheincreaseintheuseofpublictransportationinthecity.

22.Explainthepotentialbenefitsanddrawbacksofthenewtechnologydevelopedtoreduceairpollution.

23.Analyzetheexpectedimpactsonstudentsandthelocaleconomyofthenewpolicyrequiringallstudentstowearuniformstoschool.

试卷答案

一、选择题答案及解析

1.B.Morepeoplearechoosingtousebusesandsubways.

解析：题干提到“thenumberofpeopleusingpublictransportationinthecityhasincreasedby20%”，直接对应选项B的描述。

2.B.Itreducestheneedforfossilfuels.

解析：文章提到新技术的目的是帮助减少空气污染，选项B直接说明了这一点，符合题意。

3.B.Studentswillhavemorehealthyfoodoptions.

解析：文章提到公司供应新鲜水果和蔬菜给学校，最直接的后果就是学生有更多健康食品选择。

4.B.Toimprovetheairqualityinthecity.

解析：新法律要求汽车安装特殊过滤器以减少排放，主要目的是改善城市空气质量。

5.B.PeoplepreferwatchingmoviesandTVshows.

解析：文章提到阅读书籍人数下降，给出的主要原因是人们更喜欢看电影和电视节目。

6.B.Morejobswillbecreatedinthelocalarea.

解析：新国际贸易协议将受益于当地经济，最可能的结果是当地创造更多就业机会。

7.C.Morepeoplewillbeemployedandoffthestreets.

解析：项目帮助无家可归的人找到工作，预期结果是更多人就业，不再流落街头。

8.B.Peoplearespendingtoomuchtimeonsocialmedia.

解析：研究将社交媒体使用与心理健康问题联系起来，主要关注点是人们花费过多时间在社交媒体上。

9.B.Topromoteasenseofunityanddiscipline.

解析：文章讨论要求所有学生穿校服的政策，主要原因是促进团结和纪律。

10.C.Theriverwillbecleanerandmorepleasantforwildlife.

解析：新闻报告强调清理当地河流的项目，预期结果是河流更干净，对野生动物更友好。

二、填空题答案及解析

1.increased

解析：根据文章，“thenumberofpeopleusingpublictransportationinthecityhasincreasedby20%”，直接填入increased。

2.reduce

解析：文章提到“anewtechnologyhasbeendevelopedtohelpreduceairpollution”，填入reduce。

3.create

解析：公司获得供应水果和蔬菜的合同，预期结果是创造更多工作机会，填入create。

4.improve

解析：新法律要求汽车安装过滤器以减少排放，目的是改善城市空气质量，填入improve。

5.watchingmoviesandTVshows

解析：文章提到阅读书籍人数下降的原因是人们更喜欢看电影和电视节目，填入watchingmoviesandTVshows。

6.boost

解析：新国际贸易协议将受益于当地经济，填入boost。

7.getpeopleoffthestreets

解析：项目帮助无家可归的人找到工作，预期结果是让人们不再流落街头，填入getpeopleoffthestreets。

8.socialmedia

解析：研究将社交媒体使用与心理健康问题联系起来，关注点是社交媒体，填入socialmedia。

9.unity

解析：新政策要求学生穿校服，目的是促进团结和纪律，填入unity。

10.cleaner

解析：项目清理当地河流，预期结果是河流更干净，填入cleaner。

三、多选题答案及解析

1.A,B,D

解析：文章提到公共交通使用增加的原因包括公共交通成本降低、更多公交站和地铁站以及人们更加环保意识，对应A、B、D。

2.A,D

解析：新技术减少空气污染的益处包括减少对化石燃料的需求和帮助应对气候变化，对应A、D。

3.A,B

解析：公司获得供应水果和蔬菜的合同，预期结果是学生有更多健康食品选择和水果蔬菜价格上涨，对应A、B。

4.A,B

解析：新法律要求汽车安装过滤器，目的是改善城市空气质量和增加政府收入，对应A、B。

5.A,B,C,D

解析：文章提到阅读书籍人数下降的原因包括书籍价格上涨、人们更喜欢看电影和电视节目、图书馆关闭和学校减少英语课，对应A、B、C、D。

6.A

解析：新国际贸易协议将受益于当地经济，最可能的结果是当地创造更多就业机会，对应A。

7.A

解析：项目帮助无家可归的人找到工作，预期结果是更多人就业，不再流落街头，对应A。

8.A,D

解析：研究将社交媒体使用与心理健康问题联系起来，关注点是人们花费过多时间在社交媒体上和社交媒体导致孤立和焦虑，对应A、D。

9.A,B,D

解析：新政策要求学生穿校服，目的是促进团结和纪律、减少时尚相关事件和更容易识别学生，对应A、B、D。

10.A

解析：项目清理当地河流，预期结果是河流更干净，对野生动物更友好，对应A。

四、判断题答案及解析

11.False

解析：文章明确提到公共交通使用增加，不是减少。

12.False

解析：新技术目的是减少空