新人教版初三英语阅读竞赛2（含答案）

初三英语阅读竞赛

（A）

TomanivedatIhebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnot

leaveuntilfivetotwelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewere

standinginline（排队）,otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.

Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasno

placeforhimtosit.

Hewalkedintothestationcafe（咖啡馆）.Helookedupattheclockthere.Ilwas

onlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseatandsatdownbeforealargemirror（镜子）on

thewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinandsatwithTom.

“Whattimeisyour3us?”askedMike.

“There'splentyoftimeyet,“answeredTom.

“Well,DIgetyousomemoreteathen,“saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain."Oh!It'sgoing

backward（倒行）!”Hecried."Afewminutesagoitv/astwentytotwelveandnowit's

halfpasteleven.^^

“You'relookingattheclockinthemirror."saidMike.Tomwassosad.Thenext

buswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.SincethenToinhasneverlikedmirrors.

根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

（）1、TomwentintoIhestationcafebecause.

A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea

B.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere

C.hedidn'tliketostaywiththeschoolgirls

D.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere

（）2、WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclockinthemirror?

A.HalfpasttwelveB.Twentytotwelve

C.HalfpastelevenD.Halfpastone

)3、Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewill

find.

A.thetimeisrightB.it'sgoingslower

C.it'sgoingbackwardD.it'sgoingfaster

()4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TomarrivedinParisontime

B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour

C.AfterthatTomdidn'tlikeclocksanylonger

D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce

()5、Whichofthefollowingisthetitle(题目)ofthestory?

A.TheMirroroftheStation

B.NotACarefulMan

C.MissingABus

D.TheClockInTheMirror

(B)

Nov.10,1998

Francis,

Hello!Howareyou?Itwasgoodtohearfromyou.Havethefloodwatersgone

down?

Thehurricanes(thebigwinds)havenothitusveryhard.Wedidnothaveschoolone

daybecausewcthoughtHurricaneGeorgewasgoingtohitus,butitonlyrained.Wc

alsogotrainfromHurricaneMitch.Nowtheweatherismostlyinthe70s

(Fahrenheit).ItstayswarminFloridaallyearlong.

IjustgotbackfromvisitingmysisterinTennessee.Iappliedforteachingjobsup

therebecauseI'dreallyliketomoveupthereafterIgraduateinMay.

Ihopethisletterfindsyouhealthyandhappy.

MandyHamilton

()6."Hurricane”meansakindof.

A.rainB.cloudC.snowD.wind

()7.TheweatherinFloridaisalmosteveryday.

A.warmB.hotC.coolD.cold

()8.Mandyisanow.

A.studentB.teacherC.workerD.doctor

()9.Shewillgraduateinmonths.

A.5B.6C.10D.11

()10.Shewantstoworkin.

A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.FloridaD.Tennessee

(C)

WhenMr.Davidretired(退休),heboughtasmallhouseinavillagenearthesea.He

likeditandhopedtoliveaquietlifeinit.

Buttohisgreatsurprise,manytouristscametoseehishouseinsummer

holidays,foritwasthemostinterestingbuildinginthevillage.Frommorningtonight

thereweretouristsoutsidethehouse.Theykeptlookingintotheroomsthroughthe

windowsandmanyofthemevenwentintoMr.David'sgarden.Thiswastoomuch

forMr.David.Hedecidedtodrivethevisitorsaway.Soheputanoticeonthe

window.Thenoticesaid:"Ifyouwanttosatisfyyourcuriosity(好奇心),cameinand

lookround.Price:twentydollars;,Mr.Davidwassurethatthevisitorswouldstop

coming,buthewaswrong.MoreandmorevisitorscameandMr.Davidhadtospend

everydayshowingthemaroundhishouse.tkIcameheretoretire,nottoworkasa

guide?'hesaidangrily.Intheend,hesoldthehouseandmovedaway.

()11、Mr.David'shousewasthatmanytouristscametoseeit.

A.sosmallB.soquietC.sointerestingD.suchinteresting

()12^Mr.Davidputanoticeonthewindowinorder.

A.todrivethevisitorsaway

B.tosatisfythevisitor^curiosity

C.toletvisitorscomeinandlookround

D.togetsomemoneyoutofthevisitors

()13^Thenoticemadethevisitors.

A.moreinterestedinhishouse

B.lostinterestinhishouse

C.angryattheunfairprice

D.feelhappyabouttheprice

()14、AfterMr.Davidpulupthenotice.

A.thevisitorsdidn'tcomeanylonger

B.fewerandfewervisitorscametoseehishouse

C.moreandmoretouristscameforavisit

D.notouristwouldpaythemoneyforavisit

()15Atlasthehadtosellhishouseandmoveawaybecause.

A.hedidnotlikeitatall

B.hecouldnotworkasaguide

C.hemadeenoughmoneyandwantedtobuyanewexpensivehouse

D.hecouldnotliveaquietlifeinit

(D)

Weeachhaveamemory(i己11乙力).That'swhywecanstillrememberthingsafter

alongtime.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmany

thingsbyheart,butsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothem

againandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavegotsurprisingmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshis

motherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemand

thenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeign

countries.Theycanlearntwolanguagesaseasilyasonebecausetheyhear,remember

andspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeign

languagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithother

subjects,too.

Rutyonrmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyondomoreandmore

exercises.

()16、Somepeoplecaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheartbecause.

A.theyalwayssleepverywellB.theyofteneatgoodfood

C.theyreadalotofbooksD.theyhaveverygoodmemories

()17、Everybodylearnshismotherlanguage.

A.attheageofsixB.whenheisasmallchild

C.afterhegoestoschoolD.whenhecanreadandwrite

()18、Beforeachildcanspeak,hemust.

A.readandwriteB.makesentences

C.hearandrememberthesoundsD.thinkhard

()19、Inschoolthepupilscan'tlearnaforeignlanguagewellbecause.

A.theyhavenogoodmemoriesB.theyhavenorecorders

C.theyhavetoomuchtimeforitD.theyarebusywithothersubjects

()20、Yourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetter.

A.ifyouhaveplentyofgoodfood

B.ifyoudomoreandmoreexercises

C.ifyoudomorningexerciseseveryday

D.ifyougetupearly

(E)

Ofallthestarsthesunisthenearesttotheearth.Millionsofotherstarsareeven

biggerandbrighterthanthesun.Theylooksmallonlybecausetheyaremuchfarther

away.Youcan'tseetheminthedaytime.Butifyougooutatnight,you'llbeableto

seethousandsofthem.

Theearthisoneofthesun'splanets,andthemoonisournearestneighbourin

space,andmenhavevisiteditalready.Nomanhastravelledfartherthanthemoon,

butspaceshipswithoutpeoplehavereachedotherplanets.

Manycountrieshavesentupman-madesatellitestocircletheearth.Withtheir

help,peoplehavedonemuchresearchinmanyfieldsofscience.

Ourcountrysometimesusesman-madesatellitestosendandreceiveTV

programmes.ThishashelpedthepeopleofChinaandothercountriestounderstand

eachotherbetter.

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