八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷.doc

八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷Class _ Name _ Score _（1）读图表，回答问题 Live MusicLate Night Jazz Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so dont want to get much sleep.PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15-23 JunePRICE: $100-150 TIME: 10 p. m. till late!Scottish DancingScottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from English will be given.PLACE: Jack Steins DATES: 10-20 MayPRICE: $150 TIME: 7-10 p.m. TEL:[phone]Shows Anhui MuseumThere are 12,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history.PLACE: Anhui Museum DATES: 1 Mar.30 Jun.PRICE: $60($30 for students) TIME: Monday-Friday 9 am5 pm TEL: [phone] Weekends 9 am9pmYour pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotelsSUN HOTEL Dates Prices ( a night ) 1 Oct.31 Dec $1681 Jan. -31 Mar. $ 148 1 Apr-30 Apr(closed) - 1 May-31 May $ 1881 Jun. -30 Sep. $ 208 ROSE HOTEL Prices ( a night)$198$178-$218$248Tel: [phone] E-mail: Li Hong ( )1.If you want to watch dancing, you can call _.A. 4668736 B. 4021877 C. 4886888 D. 4686788( )2.You can see the whole of Chinese history at in April inAnhui Museum.A.3pm every day B.9pm from Monday to Friday C. 7am at weekendsD.7pm every day( )3. You can enjoy _ at Jack Steins.A. American jazzB. Scottish dancing C. 12,000 pieces on show D. yourself all night( ) 4. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for _ months of the year.A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve( )5. You have $148, and you can _ in May.A. listen to jazz B. watch Scottish dancing C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night（2）One day a visitor came to Walleys house. “I am your cousin from London,” he said, “and I have brought you a goose to celebrate the visit.” Walley was very excited. He asked his wife to cook the goose and made a fine dinner.The next day another visitor arrived. “Im the friend of the man who brought you the goose.” He said. Wally invited him in and gave him a good meal. The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who brought the goose. Again Wally invited him for a meal. However, he was getting annoyed. His house seemed to be a restaurant.Another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who brought the goose. Wally invited him to eat dinner with him. His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it. “What kind of soup is this? “asked the visitor. “It tastes just like warm water.” “Ah!”saidWally, “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the goose.”( ) 6. How many of the visitors brought a goose?A.1B.3C.4 D.2 ( ) 7.Guessthemeaningof“annoyed”accordingtothepassage. A.烦恼 B.高兴 C.愤怒 D.喜欢 ( ) 8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue? A.Wallyknewthefirstvisitor. B.Thesecondvisitoristhefriendofthefirstvisitor. C.Thelastvisitordidntdrinkthesoupofthegoose.D.Thelastvisitordrankthesoup.( ) 9.WhydidWallygetangry? A.Hedidntlikeeatinggoose.B.Thevisitorsatehisfourgeese.C.Thefirstvisitorbroughtagoose,buttheothersdidntbringanything.D.Hishouseseemedtobearestaurant.( ) 10.HowdidWallysolvetheproblem? A.Heservedsoup,butittastedofnothing,sothatnovisitorsWould liketocometohishouseagain.B.Heservedgoodsoup,sothateveryonewouldwanttoeatathishouse.C.Heopenedarestaurant. D.Hedidntservethelastvisitor.（3）Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten oclock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him.One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Wheres yours?”“I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “Its twelve oclock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”（ ）11. Jack was _ when he finished middle school. A. sixteenB. eighteenC. twentyD. fifteen （ ）12. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because _. A. hes her grandson B. hes clever C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time （ ）13. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jacks _. A. classmate B. colleague C. aunt D. wife（ ）14. The word “stamp” in the story means _ in Chinese. A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认（ ）15. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) _. A. to wake his grandma up B. to make his grandma angry C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch （4）When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.1) Look in the mirror and say to yourself, “I am a special person and theres no one in the world like me. I can do anything!” It may not sound so good, but it really works!2) Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.3) Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.4) Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.5) Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! Writing always helps to express your feelings.6) Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your Mum or Dad or maybe even your cousin.16. This passage may be taken from .A. a science book B. a story book C. a magazine D. school rules17. According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will .A. be special B. be sure C. feel nice D. be remembered18. What do the underlined words in 4) “a sense of accomplishment” mean?A. 成就感 B. 忧伤感 C. 挫折感 D. 信任感19. Which of the following should you say “NO” to when you are unhappy?A. You should always look for the good things of others.B. Stay alone at home as much as possible.C. Learn something new and go for it!D. Keep a diary to express your feelings.20. The best title（标题） for the passage is .A. Do Your BestB. Six Ways to Feel Good about YourselfC. Its Never too Late to Learn D. Always Smile to Yourself(5)Mr. King was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday night, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. King said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.Mr. King wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty. He asked them if they would share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. King said the room would be thirty dollars: ten for each one. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.Mr. King soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as price for that small room.” he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.”The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, “How can three men divide five dollars? Ill give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back, and Mr. King will never know.” So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had paid nine. There were three men, $ 93 = $ 27. The assistant kept $ 2. $ 27 + $ 2 = $ 29. Where is the missing dollar?( ) 21. The three men were not happy because _. A. there was a large meetingB. it was weekendC. there was only one small room D. they wouldnt have a place to stay( ) 22. With the help of the manager, the three men _. A. went to another hotelB. each got a small room for the night C. stayed together in a small roomD. got a small room Mr. King kept for himself( )23. At first _. A. $ 27 was paid by the three menB. $ 30 was paid by each of the three C. $ 25 was paid by the three menD. $10 was paid by each of the three ( ) 24. The assistant_. A. helped the men to divide the money B. kept two dollars for himself C. returned three to the three men and two to the manager D. kept three dollars for himself( )25. Where is the missing dollar? A. there wasnt any missing dollar.B. It was taken by the assistant, too.C. It was taken by Mr. KingD. It was taken by the three men.(6)My grandfather was a fine man. I love him very much. But one day I told him a lie. I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then.Grandfather was not cross with me Ask Jim to get a long ladder, he said. My boy now jumps from the tops of houses, up to the roof.Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said, “My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him. I knew at once what he was telling me. I had often heard the old saying, A lie is a jump from the top of a house I said nothing .But I felt like crying. The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid it might be there a long time. I had to do something! At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went to him and put my face on his arm. Grandfather, I said, I will not tell a lie again. We dont need the ladder now. Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. Take the ladder away, he said,My boy does not jump from the tops of houses. His words made me happy once again. （ ）26.From the reading we cannot know _.A. whether the boy told a lieB. what the lie was C. what Grandfather did with the boy D. how the story ended （ ）27.The word cross in the reading means _. A. angryB. surprisedC. happyD. kind（ ）28.Grandfather asked Jim to get a ladder to _. A. see whether the boy could jump from the top of a house B. help the boy to climb to the top of the house C. let the boy know it was wrong to tell a lie D. make the boy cry. （ ）29.What would people think about the ladder?”shows the boy was afraid people would _. A. know what had happenedB. take the ladder away C. come to clean the roofD. come to take care of Grandfather （ ）30.At the end of the story the result is _. A. untrueB. sadC. not clearD. enjoyable(7)Almost all people like flowers. Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty”. So people in more than 100 countries have chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony but others liked the plum blossom. They couldnt agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet. People like to buy different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from? They may come from far away, so their price is higher.a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields.b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places.c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from the flower markets. They look at the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful.d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, youre paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus. The seller in the flower market and the flower shopkeeper.So youd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? Its easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And its one of the cheapest.Fill a box half-way with sand.Put the flowers on top of the sand.Put the box in a warm, dry place.Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks.Take them out and they will be dry.( )31.The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means .Athe flowers of the country Bthe flowers of the seasonCthe most beautiful flowers Dthe strongest flowers( )32People usually choose their own “national flower” according to（根据）the flowers .Asmell Bshape Ccolor Dmeaning( )33The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because .Ano flower can show Chinas spirit BChina hasnt talked about choosing oneCnobody agrees to choose the national flowerDpeople cant agree to choose the same flower( )34Youd better keep your flowers for a long time, because .Athe flowers are easy to dry Bthe farmer will also ask you to payCthe flowers are expensive to buyDthe shopkeeper has made them more beautiful( )35Sand drying is everything here in the following but .Aeasy Bclean Cold Dcheap(8)A middle school student was forced to have his long hair cut off in a middle school in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It was being talked a lot among teachers and students in Foshan city.All schools have their own rules. In most schools, boy students are not allowed to wear long hair while girls are not allowed to dye their hair. And most school rules say that students should wea