八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案

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八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷

一、根据句意及所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

Food is very important. Everyone needs to (1) e_________ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge (知识). We begin to get knowledge even (2) w__________ we are very young. Small children are (3) i__________ in everything around them. They learn (4) w_________ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to read story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and (5) t_________ to find out the answers.

二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 One day, a boy found the cocoon (茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small 6 in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make 7 body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

So the boy 8 to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be 9 . He took a pair of scissors (剪刀) and cut the hole 10 . The butterfly came out of the cocoon, but it 11 a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin 12 . The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

The boy acted with 13 but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawl out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of 14 out of the cocoon makes the fluid (液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be 15 to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze (挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

16 struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be 17 we could have been and we would never fly.

In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even 18 growth, without it, there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid 19 or problems. So, next time you are 20 a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little–then fly! 6. A. hole B. worm C. tail D. snake 7. A. it B. it’s C. itself D. its 8. A. decided B. asked C. showed D. ordered 9. A. afraid B. interested C. surprised D. grateful 10. A. slimmer B. bigger C. shorter D. smaller 11. A. touched B. sounded C. looked D. smelt 12. A. wings B. feet C. eyes D. head 13. A. success B. excitement C. kindness D. humour 14. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got 15. A. ready B. quiet C. glad D. used

16. A. Somewhere B. Something C. Some time D. Sometimes 17. A. as helpful as B. as weak as C. as strong as D. as creative as 18. A. repeats B. recommends C. requires(需要) D. represents(代表)

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19. A. happiness B. difficulties C. pleasure D. hope

20. A. served with B. growing into C. bringing in D. faced with 三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分)

阅读下文, 从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One day in summer, little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly, he saw a little tortoise (乌龟) moving slowly on the sand. He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise, the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs, and closed its shell (壳) tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didn't move at all. Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force (强追) it to open.

When his father saw this, he stopped him and said, “No, son, you mustn't do that！You will kill the tortoise. You won't get it open with a stick.” Jack was curious and asked, “Why”

“Just wait and see,” his father replied. Then he picked up the tortoise and put it in a bag. After they came back home, the father took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace (壁炉). After a few minutes, the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out (伸出) its head and legs. At last, the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this.

“Son, now you see,” said his father, “sometimes, you can't force someone to do things he doesn't like. But if you get him warm first, he will do what you want him to do.” 21. One day Jack and his father were playing ________ A. on the beach B. in the zoo C. on the hill D. in the garden 22. Jack used a stick to ________ the tortoise A. save B. feed C. open D. close 23. The father picked up the tortoise and ________. A. killed it B. put it in a bag C. cooked it D. threw it into the sea

24. After the tortoise got ________ near the fireplace, it began to move a little. A. warm B. cool C. thirsty D. hungry 25. The story tells us that ________.

A. people will do things we want them to do B. people won't do things we want them to do C. we can force people to do things they don't like D. we can't force people to do things they don't like

A little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.

The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child's school.

As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking alone in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.

Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, \

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and smile when the lightning came?' The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.” 26. How did the little girl go to school every day?

A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus. D. By bike. 27. What was the weather like that day?

A. It was rainy. B. It was fine. C. It was just windy D. It was only cloudy. 28. At first, the mother felt worried because _____________. A. she couldn't help her daughter

B. her daughter hadn't taken her umbrella

C. she had something more important to do

D. her daughter might be afraid of the lightning

29. According to the article, we can know that the little girl was__________. A. proud B. shy C. brave D. nervous 30. This passage is possibly from__________.

A. a menu B. a magazine C. a dictionary D. a report

Different vitamins (维生素) are found in different foods. Then which foods should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let's look at some important vitamins for the answer. Vitamin A helps to protect skin from becoming dry. It is also helpful to the eyes. Without vitamin A, you cannot see well in darkness. Vitamin A is found in animal liver and yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other dark colored fruit and vegetables have something that the body can change into vitamin A. Vitamin B changes foods into energy and helps the heart and nervous system (神经系统) to work smoothly. Without it, we will be weak and will not grow. It is found in grains and other foods like beans, nuts, meat and fish. Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood vessels (血管). It also helps wounds (伤口) to heal (愈合) quickly. The body stores little vitamin C, so we must get it in foods like oranges, and cabbage. Vitamin D increases the levels of calcium (钙) in the blood. Calcium is needed for verve (活力) and muscle (肌肉) cells to work normally, as well as to build strong bones. Fish liver oil has vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so that it will be good for children. 31. Without ________, we cannot see well in darkness. A. vitamin A B. vitamin B C. vitamin C D. vitamin D 32. According to the passage, vitamin B can be found in ________. A. fish liver oil B. grains, meat and fish C. milk and vegetables D. animal liver and eggs 33. From the passage, we know that vitamin C is good for ________. A. the skin B. the heart C. blood vessels D. nerve and muscles 34. Some milk producers add vitamin D to milk mainly to help children to ________. A. have good eyesight B. produce blood cells C. get enough calcium D. heal wounds quickly 35. According to the passage above, which of the following is “TRUE”？

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A. We can get vitamins from everything. B. We can live healthily with few vitamins C. Vitamins are not important to our health. D. Different vitamins help us in different ways.

Some people have to use public (公共的) transport, some dislike it and still some love it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.

British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are travelling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed (速度) and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and lowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams. However, when you are travelling by train, the speed is almost the same and there is no traffic jam for a train.

Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of travelling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.

What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services (服务) for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services and power plugs (电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.

36. The main idea of the passage is that ________. A. British people enjoy public transport B. it's fast to travel from London to Paris

C. trains in Britain provide fine services for their users D. trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners 37. In a traffic jams on the road, ________. A. drivers can drive fast B. drivers can drive carelessly C. cars are not moving fast D. cars will stop working

38. The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the ________ of trains. A. speed B. safety C. services D. problems 39. Londoners often travel by train because trains are ________. A. old and slow B. large, clean and powerful C. fine and important D. fast, safe and comfortable 40. What can we know from the passage?

A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2 hours. B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.

C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food. D. The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used.

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八年级英语阅读竞赛试卷答案

一、根据句意及所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词

(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

1. eat 2. when 3. interested 4. well 5.try

二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

6 A 7 D 8 A 9 D 10 B 11 C 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 A 16 D 17 C 18 D 19 B 20 D

三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题3分，满分60分)

21 A

31 A