八年级英语阅读理解竞赛试题姓名______得分_______I.阅读理解AIntheeveningAlicelistenedtohergrandpa’sstory. Whenhefinished,Alicesaid,“WhenIgrowup,Iwillvisitdifferentplaces,andIwilllivenexttothesea.”“Thatisverywell,littleAlice,”saidhergrandpa,“butthereisathirdthingyoumustdo.”“Whatisthat?”“Youmustdosomethingtomaketheworldmorebeautiful.”AndprettysoonAlicegrewup.Shevisitedhereandthere.Oneday,however,shegothurt.“Well,maybeitistimetofindmyplacebythesea,”saidAlice.Anditwas,andshedid.“ButthereisstillonemorethingIhavetodo,”shesaid.“Ihavetodosomethingtomaketheworldmorebeautiful.”Butwhat?ThenextspringAlicestillcouldn’twalk. Shehadtostayinbedmostofthetime. Throughherbedroomfrontwindowshecouldseethebeautifullupine(扁豆)flowersinhergarden.Thenanotherspringcame.Alicecouldtakewalksagain.Onedayshecametoahill. Ontheothersideofthehillwerelotsoflupineflowers!“Itwasthewind,”shesaid.“Itbroughttheseeds(种子)frommygarden!”ThenAlicehadawonderfulidea!Itwastobuylotsoflupineseeds.Allsummer,wherevershewent,Alicewouldbringseedsthere.Thenextspringtherewerelupineflowerseverywhere.Alicedidthemostdifficultthingofall.7根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )1.Alicewas________intheevening.A.doingherhomework B.readinganinterestingbookC.playingthepiano D.listeningtohergrandpa’sstory( )2.Aftershegrewup,Alice________.A.becameagreatwriter B.visitedlotsofplacesC.movedtoanothercity D.trieddifferentjobs( )3.Wheredidthebeautifullupineflowersfirstappear(出现)?A.InAlice’sbedroom. B.BehindAlice’shouse.C.InAlice’sgarden. D.Onahill.( )4.Theunderlinedword“it”refersto“________”.A.thewind B.theidea C.thegarden D.thesea( )5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheendofthepassage?A.Alicefoundherwaytomaketheworldmorebeautiful.B.Alicedidthemostdifficultthingwithherfriends.C.Alicedidn’tknowhowtodothethirdthing.D.Alicedidn’tfollowhergrandpa’sadvice.BMyfavouriteplacetovisitisFlorida.Therearealotoffunthingstodothere.ThisMarch,IwenttoFloridatovisitmyrelatives(亲戚).Iwillshareaboutmyfamilythere,somefunIhadandmybestfishingtrip.7Ihavetwosidesoffamily.Mymum’ssidelivesinMinnesota.Formydad’sside,it’salittledifferent.TheyallstartedinNewYork,andthentheyallmovedtoFloridaexceptmyuncle.HeteachesEnglishatahighschoolinNewYork.MyfamilylivesinMinnesotawithmymum’sside.SoweoftentakeholidaystoFlorida.Therearesome“must-do’s”inFlorida.Goingtothebeachisoneofthem.Everyonelovesthebeach,becausewecangofishingandswimmingthere.Therearemanybigtheme(主题)parksandthesearemyfavourites.AnotherthingtodoisgoingtothePortSt.LucieCountyFair.Iwenttoarodeo(竞技表演)forthefirsttime.Itwasgreat.Oneofmyfavouritehobbiesisfishing.OnemorningmydadandIwentfishingwithmygrandpa,andmytwincousins.Icaughtanoctopus(章鱼)!Itwasreallycoolandexciting.Ithinkeverybodyshouldtrydeep-seafishing.Itiswonderful.Family,themeparks,andfishingarethethreebestthingsofFlorida.IhopeyoucantakeaholidaytoFloridaoneday.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )6.WhendidthewritergotoFloridathisyear?A.InJanuary. B.InMarch. C.InMay. D.InJuly. ( )7.Wheredoesthewriter’sunclelive?A.InFlorida. B.InMinnesota. C.InHawaii. D.InNewYork. ( )8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTa“must-do”accordingtothethirdparagraph?A.Goingtothebeach.B.Goingtothemeparks.C.Goingtoanoctopusshow. D.GoingtothePortSt.LucieCountyFair.( )9.Howmanypeopledidthewritergofishingwith?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.( )10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?7A.Thewriterwentfishingintheafternoon.B.ThewriteroftentakesholidaystoNewYork.C.ThewriterwenttothePortSt.LucieCountyFairtwice.D.Thewriterthoughtdeep-seafishingawonderfulactivity.CMollywaseightyearsold.ThisyearshespentthesummerwithherAuntCathy.Herparentstookasix-weektripto Europe andletMollystayatheraunt’shouse.Shewasveryunhappy,becauseshecouldn’tspendthesummerwithherfriendsattheneighborhoodpoolasshedideverysummer.Molly’sAuntCathydideverythingtomakeherhappy.ShetookMollytothepark,thezoo,andevenwentshoppingwithher,butnothingmadeMollyhappy.Oneafternoon,AuntCathywasworkinginhergarden.ShefoundthatMollywaswatchingher.“Comeandhelpme,Molly,”AuntCathysaid.Mollyslowlywalkedouttothegardenandbeganlookingcloselyattheflowers.“Whatkindarethese?”Mollyasked.Shepointedtosomesmallyellowflowers.“Thosearecalledsnapdragons,”AuntCathyanswered.“Doyouwanttogrowsomeflowers?”“Yes,”Mollysaid.AuntCathyandMollyspentlotsoftimetogetherinthenextfewdays.Theywateredthegardeneveryday.Thenoneday,Mollysawagreenleaf.Mollywasveryhappy.AuntCathylookedatMollyandsaid,“Molly,I amproudof you.Youdidagoodjob.Youaregoodatgardening.”WhenMolly’sparentsgotbackfromtheirtrip,sheshowedthemherflowers.AuntCathytoldMollyhowtolookafterherflowerswhenshegothome.Mollythankedherforthebestsummer.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )11.WhywasMollyunhappyatthebeginningofthestory?A.Becauseshedidnotlikeflowers.B.BecauseshedidnotlikeAuntCathy.C.Becauseshecouldn’tgowithherparentsto Europe.7D.Becauseshecouldn’tgoswimmingwithherfriends.( )12.Wheredidn’tAuntCathygowithMolly?A.Tothezoo. B.Tothepool.C.Tothepark. D.Totheshops.( )13.Theunderlinedwords“amproudof”mean“________”inChinese.A. 为……感到自豪 B. 对……感到失望C. 为……感到难过D. 对……感到紧张( )14.HowdidMollyshowAuntCathysheenjoyedthesummer?A.ShethankedAuntCathy.B.ShegaveAuntCathyaflower.C.ShesangasongforAuntCathy.D.SheshowedAuntCathyherflowers.( )15.Whichofthefollowingis TRUE accordingtothepassage?A.AuntCathylikedtoreadinthegarden.B.Molly’sparentswentonaone-monthtrip.C.AuntCathygrewsnapdragonstomakeMollyhappy.D.MollylearnthowtolookafterherflowersfromAuntCathy.D“Howarefrogs(青蛙)differentfromus?” theteacherasked.Theclasswashappytotelltheteacher.Theclassknewthatfrogsaredifferentfrompeople.Theyknewthatfrogsareamphibians(两栖动物).Rainasaid, “Iknowwearedifferentfromfrogs.Wearenotamphibians.Wedonotliveinthewater.Butthereisonefrogthatisdifferentfromotherfrogs.Itiswoodfrog.Thisfrogcanfreeze(冰冻).Thisfrogcanthaw(解冻).Thisfrogcanwakeupfromafrozen(冷冻的)sleep.”“Howcanafrogwakeupfromafrozensleep?”askedtheclass.“Howcanafrogthaw?Areyousurethisisarealfrog?”“Thefrogisreal!Thefroglivesinthe USA and Canada.Whenitgetscold,thefrogfreezes,”saidRaina.7“Veryfewanimalscansurvivefreezing,”theteachersaid.“Evenyoucannotsurvivebeingfrozen.Butthewoodfrogcan.Nowscientistsarestudyingthiskindoffrog.Theyarestudyinghowitfreezesoverthewinter.Theyarestudyinghowitthawswhentheweatherbecomeswarm.Theyarestudyinghowitisdifferentfromotherfrogs.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案。( )16.Thisstoryismainlyabout________.A.amphibians B.beingfrozenC.thewoodfrog D.livinginacoldplace( )17.FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthatthestudentsfelt________togivetheteachertheiranswers.A.afraid B.bored C.happy D.cool( )18.AfterhearingRaina’sanswer,theclass________.A.becamequietB.laughedalotC.thoughtRainaknewalotD.thoughtRainamightbewrong( )19.Scientistsare NOT studying________.A.howthewoodfrogthawsB.howthewoodfrogmovesC.howthewoodfrogfreezesoverthewinterD.howthewoodfrogisdifferentfromotherfrogs( )20.Whichofthefollowingis TRUE accordingtothepassage?A.Thestoryhappenedinalibrary.B.Thewoodfroglivesin Thailand.C.OnlyRainaknewhowfrogsaredifferentfrompeopleintheclass.D.Whenitbecomeswarm,thewoodfrogcanwakeupfromafrozensleep.II.短文填空7根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词填空，使短文通顺、意思完整，有的需要变换形式。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。happy,cook,hour,I,like,hungry,but,walk,difficult,sayLastweekendmyuncleTylertookmefishing.Wedroveforthree(56)________andarrivedathisfavouritelake.Heusuallyfishesthere.We(57)________aroundthelakeandlookedforagoodplacetofish.Soonmyunclefoundaniceplaceandlet(58)________sitdown.Isatbythelakeandfeltvery(59)________.Ireallywantedtocatchafish!Ithrew(扔)myfishingrod(钓竿)outandwaited,(60)________Icaughtnothing!Thenmyuncle(61)________thatnexttime,Ishouldputaworm(蠕虫)ontheendoftherod.Wefishedallmorning.Myuncleisagreatfishermanandhecaughtfourfish.Later,wefelt(62)________,sowebuiltafirebythelakeand(63)________thefish.Theyweredelicious.Thoughfishingis(64)________forme,Istillwanttotryitagain.Iwanttobecomeagreatfisherman(65)________myuncle!7
