2023年初二英语阅读竞赛试题.docx

初二英语阅读竞赛试题
完型填空(每题1.5分)
(A)
“Wanted by the FBI (联邦调查局)”. To the murderer, or the bank robber, these are the most 1 words in the world. When the criminal hears 2 , he/she knows that lots of trained persons are 3 him/her.
They know every trick that the criminal knows and many more. If he/she makes just one 4 , they’ll get him/her. That’s 5 the criminal who is hunted can’t sleep well. That’s why he/she becomes 6 . When he/she makes a mistake, he/she will not be wanted by the FBI any longer. He/She will be caught.
The FBI began in 1924. Attorney General(司法部长) Harlan F Stone chose J Edgar Hoover, a young lawyer(律师）in the Department of Justice(司法部), to head the new agency. “What we need 7 a new kind of police force,” he said. “Criminals today are smart. We 8 beat them in old ways. We have to 9 officers to work scientifically.”
J Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans. He chose his men 10 . They had to be 11 the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. He wanted only people with good manners and good 12 . They would have to meet all kinds of people 13 they worked as his officers. Hoover wanted people who could use a teacup as 14 as a gun. He chose people 15 carefully that he made the FBI the hardest service in the world to get into. The FBI cannot help in every crime. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all the other crimes is the duty of local police forces.
( )1. A. exciting B. frightening C. interesting D. surprising
( )2. A. it B. him C. her D. them
( )3. A. after B. near C. before D. beside
( )4. A. joke B. story C. trick D. mistake
( )5. A. how B. why C. when D. where
( )6. A. excited B. generous C. nervous D. relaxed
( )7. A. is B. are C. was D. were
( )8. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. may not D. shouldn’t
( )9. A. ask B. advise C. help D. train
( )10. A. quickly B. slowly C. carefully D. carelessly
( )11. A. at B. between C. from D. over
( )12. A. appearance B. character C. humour D. mood
( )13. A. if B. though C. when D. while
( )14. A. often B. quickly C. soon D. well
( ) 15. A. too B. very C. so D. such
(B)
With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put 16 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 17 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 19 to give money to the blind boy.　　That afternoon the man came to see 20 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 21 my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 22 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 23 I cannot see it. "
Both the 24 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 　25　　people to help by throwing some money into the 26 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 28 he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 29 this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.
　There is always a better way !
( )16. A. eggs B. coins C. toys D. pencils
( )17. A. got B. lost C. took D. dropped
( 18. A. on B. off C. back D. around
( )19. A. asked B. began C. hoped D. continued
( )20. A. how B. what C. whose D. which
( )21. A. put B. found C. changed D. cleaned
( )22. A. usual B. simple C. different D. dangerous
( )23. A. as B. so C. for D. but
( )24. A. signs B. men C. boys D. lessons
( )25.A. told B. took C. helped D. ordered
( )26. A. bag B. hat C. pocket D. basket
( )27. A. food B. songs C. beauty D. pictures
( )28. A. because B. unless C. before D. though
( )29. A. about B. with C. from D. except
( )30.A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
阅读理解:(每题1.5分)
(1)
In China, children like to sing a lovely little song.“Little swallow, wears bright clothes, and comes here every spring.”But have you ever wondered where all the swallows go during the cold winter?
Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when days turn cold leaves begin to fall from trees. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This type of travel is called migration.
Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold. About 600 out 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.
Many birds don’t like the cold weather. They need food, but plants die and insects hide in winter. So, they will only come home the next year, when there will be lots of food for them to eat. But the trip is often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes fly in groups like the letter V, or in a row. Others travel in pairs or alone.
Some can travel a very long way. They fly between lands. For example, the Arctic tern can travel 20,100 kilometres. They build a home near the North Pole, go to the Antarctica in autumn, and then come back in spring.
How do the birds find their way? They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They never got lost.
( ) 31.Birds usually live in _____ and come back in_____.
A. autumn, spring B. spring, autumn
C. autumn, winter D. winter, spring
( ) 32. These birds migrate mainly because ______ during winter.
A. they like to migrate B. it is too cold
C. other big birds eat them D. there’s no much food for them
( ) 33. The trip is hard and not safe, so many birds travel in ______.
A. alone B. groups C. pairs D. itself
( )3 4. Birds find their way by ______.
A. following the wind
B. listening to noises other birds make.
C. looking at some certain things.
D. looking at clouds
( ) 35. What can we learn from the passage?
A. All the birds like to migrate.
B. Animals are born naturally to be able to suit themselves to the environment.
C. Many birds often migrate because they like travelling very much.
D. More and more animals are losing their living areas.
(2)
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say words together. Americans may say “I dun no” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” However, the British are more careful. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Sound is not only the difference. Words sometimes have different meanings too. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”. When you are saying goodbye in England you might say “Cheerio!” In America you might say “See you later.”
There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb “do” when they ask a question. They say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you a storybook?”
Most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
( )36. What does the word “separately” mean in this passage? It means “_____”.
A. 模糊地 B. 迅速地 C. 分开地 D. 简略地
( )37. The vocabulary for cars and driving is _____.
A. an example of British English B. an example of American English
C. the same in America and England D. not the same in America and England
( )38. Languages _____.
A. are always changing as time passes
B. keep unchanged even if （虽然）time changes
C. are the same in all places
D. are easy to learn
( )39. Which of the following is right?
A. American people usually say “ I don’t know” instead of “ I dun no ”.
B. There are four differences between American and British English.
C. Canadians speak all the same French as Frenchmen.
D. When people live in different places, the language is in the same way.
( )40. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. English vocabulary
B. how American sounds are different from British sounds
C. the way the British say words
D. some differences between American and British English
短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提醒，补全空格内单词，使短文完整通顺。（每题2分）
(A)
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher(英国前首相玛格丽特·撒切尔) p away at the age of 87 o the morning of April 8. Her son and daughter confirmed the news later that day. People from different countries mourned the l of a great leader.
Thatcher, a grocer’s (杂货商) daughter, was born in Lincolnshire. She received e at the local grammar school. L , she became a top student of University of Oxford and was involved in politics(政治) there. Thatcher was the leader of Britain from 1975 to 1990. In 1976, when Thatcher visited Russia, a Russian newspaper c her “the Iron Lady” for her personal and political toughness. Since then, Thatcher has been k as the Iron Lady all over the world. Thatcher thought the title gave h much personal pleasure.
Thatcher was the first woman prime minister of Britain. She was also considered as a great prime minister. To many Englishmen, Thatcher not only led the country, b also saved the country. She put her effort into developing Britain’s economy and made Britain be a formidable(令人畏惧旳) rival(竞争者) on the international stage.
Thatcher was a great politician. Her excellent characteristics will always be remembered by those who worked c with her. And she will be in our memory and in history forever.
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(B)
Barack Obama, a black man, is the p___1____ of the United States now. He was born o__2__August 4th,1961, in Hawaii(夏威夷）and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas(堪萨斯州）and his father was from Kenya(肯尼亚）。 Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His w__3___ is Michelle Obama. She also w___4___ as a lawyer(律师）and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young d___5__. One is called Malia Ann, she is 12 years old. The o___6__ one is Natasha, she is 9 years old. Obama w__7____ a book Dreams from my father. “I always live in the dream of my father and American people,” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was t__8___ good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good e____9___ in Harvard University. On November 4th,2023, he became the new president of A__10____ for the next four years.
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