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 Music—Late Night Jazz
Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
PLACE: The Jazz Club DATES: 15---23 June
PRICE: $100---150 TIME: 10 p. m. till late!
Scottish Dancing
Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn. The wonderful dance from English will be given.
PLACE: Jack Stein’s DATES: 10---20 May
PRICE: $150 TIME: 7---10 p.m. TEL:[phone]
Shows – Anhui Museum
There 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 am—5 pm
TEL: [phone] Weekends 9 am—9pm
Your pen-friend is coming from Australia to your city for a holiday. You send him this E-mail to tell him something about the hotels
SUN HOTEL
Dates Prices ( a night )
1 Oct.—31 Dec $168
1 Jan. ---31 Mar. $ 148
1 Apr---30 Apr(closed) ----
1 May---31 May $ 188
1 Jun. ---30 Sep. $ 208
ROSE HOTEL
Prices ( a night)
$198
$178
----
$218
$248
Tel: [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 in
Anhui Museum.
A.3pm every day B.9pm from Monday to Friday
C. 7am at weekends D.7pm every day
( )3. You can enjoy ________ at Jack Stein’s.
A. American jazz B. 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
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One day a visitor came to Walley’s 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. “I’m 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!” said Wally, “That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the goose.”
( ) 6. How many of the visitors brought a goose?
A.1 B.3 C.4 D.2
( ) 7. Guess the meaning of “annoyed” according to the passage.
A. 烦恼    B. 高兴    C. 愤怒    D. 喜欢
( ) 8. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Wally knew the first visitor.
B. The second visitor is the friend of the first visitor.
C. The last visitor didn’t drink the soup of the goose.
D. The last visitor drank the soup.
( ) 9. Why did Wally get angry?
A. He didn't like eating goose.
B. The visitors ate his four geese.
C. The first visitor brought a goose, but the others didn’t bring
anything.
D. His house seemed to be a restaurant.
( ) 10. How did Wally solve the problem?
A. He served soup, but it tasted of nothing, so that no visitors 
Would like to come to his house again.
B. He served good soup, so that everyone would want to eat at his house.
C. He opened a restaurant. D. He didn’t serve the last visitor.
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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 o'clock 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. “Where's 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, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
（ ）　11. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
　　 A. sixteen　B. eighteen　C. twenty　D. fifteen
（ ）　12. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
　　 A. he's her grandson　　 B. he's clever
　　 C. he can keep quiet　　 D. he gets home on time
（ ）13. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
　　 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
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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 there’s 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 rules
17. According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will .
A. be special B. be sure C. feel nice D. be remembered
18. 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 Best B. Six Ways to Feel Good about Yourself
C. It’s Never too Late to Learn D. Always Smile to Yourself

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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? I'll 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, $ 9Ⅹ3 = $ 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 meeting　　　B. it was weekend
C. there was only one small room D. they wouldn't have a place to stay
( ) 22. With the help of the manager, the three men ________.
A. went to another hotel
B. each got a small room for the night
C. stayed together in a small room
D. got a small room Mr. King kept for himself
( )23. At first _________.
A. $ 27 was paid by the three men　B. $ 30 was paid by each of the three
C. $ 25 was paid by the three men　D. $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 wasn’t any missing dollar.
B. It was taken by the assistant, too.
C. It was taken by Mr. King
D. 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 don't 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 lie B. 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. angry B. surprised C. happy D. 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 happened B. take the ladder away
C. come to clean the roof D. come to take care of Grandfather
（ ）30.At the end of the story the result is _______.
A. untrue B. sad C. not clear D. 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 couldn’t 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, you’re 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 you’d better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how? Why not dry them? It’s easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And it’s 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 .
A．the flowers of the country B．the flowers of the season
C．the most beautiful flowers D．the strongest flowers
( )32．People usually choose their own “national flower” according to（根据）the flower’s .
A．smell B．shape C．color D．meaning
( )33．The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because .
A．no flower can show China’s spirit
B．China hasn’t talked about choosing one
C．nobody agrees to choose the national flower
D．people can’t agree to choose the same flower
( )34．You’d better keep your flowers for a long time, because .
A．the flowers are easy to dry
B．the farmer will also ask you to pay
C．the flowers are expensive to buy
D．the shopkeeper has made them more beautiful
( )35．Sand drying is everything here in the following but .
A．easy B．clean C．old D．cheap

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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