金华市初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题.docx

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金华市初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题

金华市2011年初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题

本试卷共四部分,满分100分。

时间80分钟。

注意事项:

1.答题卡填涂说明:

用蓝黑钢笔或圆珠笔写上姓名和考号。

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2.考号统一为20118+考场号+座位号。

例如:

第三考场,座位号06,考号为201180306.

3.1--55题的答案必须用2B铅笔填涂到答题卡上。

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现在请开始答题。

Goodluck!

第一部分:

阅读理解（共15题,每题2分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

RestaurantsinEurope,theUnitedStatesandJapanaretestingtechnologytoletdinersordertheirfooddirectfromascreenattheirtableinsteadofdependingonafellowhumanbeingtonotetheirchoice.

Besidescuttingcosts,companiesthatsellthe“e-menus”arguethebytes-for-bites（点击）wayhasanewvaluethatcanattractyoungercustomers,anddifferentphotographsofsteaksanddessertsattractdinerstoordermore.ItalsocouldattracttheTVdinner.Howaboutacomputergamedinner?

“It’saboutimpulse-buying,”saidAdiChitayat,Conceptic’sCEO.“Ifapersonstartslookingatpicturesofchocolatecake,thechancesarethathe’llorderit.”Frame,arestaurantinTelAvivwiththesystem,issaidtohaveitssalesontableswiththee-menuincreased.Customersoftencallaheadtobookseatswithscreens,managerNatalieEdrytoldReporters.

Atoneofthee-menutables,ITworkerGilUrielandhisyoungfamilyfeltinterestedandexcitedastheycheckedoutpicturesofthedishesonofferandargueoverdesserts.“It’smorevisual（直观）,”saysUriel,ashischildrencouldhavetheirownchoicesofdishes.“Wecanstillchoose,wecanstillargue—butit’smucheasierwhenwecanallseeit.”

1.Thefollowingaretheadvantages（益处）of“restaurantswithe-menus”EXCEPTthat.

A.eatinginthemismorecomfortable

B.therestaurantscansavealotofmoney

C.theycanattractmoreyoungsterstotherestaurants

D.customerscanseethepicturesoftheirorderedfoods

2.Theunderlinedword“impulse-buying”inthe3rdparagraphmeans.

A.havingnoideainbuyingthings

B.losinginterestinbuyingthings

C.havingnopatienceinbuyingthings

D.beingencouragedinbuyingthings

3.Accordingtothelastsentence,weknowthat.

A.customersfeellittleinterestinthee-menus

B.e-menusonlyattractasmallnumberofcustomers

C.itstilltakestimefore-menustobewidelyaccepted

1

D.morerestaurantsofthiskindwillsurelybeopenedverysoon

4.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe“”.

A.Computersinrestaurants

B.Restaurantstrye-menus

C.Modernrestaurants

D.Greatchangesinrestaurants

5.Thispassagemightbetakenfrom.

A.afoodguide

B.awebsite

C.atravelingmagazine

D.atextbook

B

MywifeandIusedtofeelthatitwasimpossibletobeatruefriendtosomeonewhosenamewedidn’tknow.Howwrongwewere!

YearsofSunday-morningbustripsthroughthecitywiththesamegroupof“nameless”peoplehavechangedourthinking.

Beforethebustakesoff,wealljoininaconversation:

where’sthesilentwomanwhositsatthefrontandneverrepliestoourcheerygreetings?

Hereshecomes.Herwornclothingsuggestsshedoesn’tcomefromarichfamily,butshealwaystakesanextracupofcoffeeforthedriver.

WegetsmilesfromaMexicancoupleastheygetonthebushandinhand.Whentheygetoff,they’restillholdinghands.Thewomanwaspregnantlatelastyear,andonedayherchangeofshapeshowedthatshe’dgivenbirthtothechild.Weevenfeltalittleproudatthethoughtofourextendedfamily.

Formanymonths,ouronlysadnesslayinourbeingunabletoestablishthesameFriendshipwiththesilentwomanatthefrontofthebus.Then,oneevening,wewenttoafishrestaurant.Wewereshowntoatablealongsidesomeonesittingalone.Itwasthewomanfromthebus.

Wegreetedherwithfriendlyfamiliaritywe’dshownallyear,butthistimeherfacesoftened,thenashysmile.Whenshespoke,thewordscameoutofherlipswithdifficulty.Allatoncewerealizedwhyshehadn’tspokentousbefore.Talkingwashardforher.

Overdinner,welearnedthestayofasinglemotherwithadisabledsonwhowasreceivingspecialcareawayfromhome.Shemissedhimverymuch,sheexplained.

“Ilovehim…andhelovesme,eventhoughhedoesn’texpressitverywell,”shespokeinalowvoice.“Lotsofushavethatproblem,don’twe?

Wedon’tsaywhatwewanttosay,whatweshouldbesaying.Andthat’snotgoodenough.”

Thecandleslighteduponourtables.Ourfishhadnevertastedbetter.Buttheairgrewpleasant,andwhenwepartedasfriends—wesharednames.

6.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.FriendsoftheRoad

B.TheSilentWomanontheBus

C.GoingtoWorkbyBus

D.DifferentKindsofFriendship

7.AllthefollowingstatementscandescribethewomanEXCEPT______.

A.poor

B.warm-hearted

C.silent

D.cold

8.Theunderlinedword“establish”inparagraph4probablyhasthesamemeaningas_________.

A.keep

B.discover

C.setup

D.accept

9.Whydidthewomanusuallykeepsilencewhiletakingthebus?

A.Shewasworriedaboutherdisabledson.

B.ShewassadtoseethehappyMexicancoupleasasinglemother.

C.Shehaddifficultyinexpressingherself.

D.Shewasonlyinterestedinthebusdriver.

10.Thewomanhadthesameproblemwithhersoninthewaythat______.

A.theybothdisabledpeople

B.theybothhadsomedifficultyinexpressing

C.theybothlikedbustravel

D.theybothbroughtinteresttothepassengers

C

Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t---asenseofdirection.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamap,whileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?

Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit,weloseit.

“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,ResearchDirectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”

JimMarlandalsosaidthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:

·Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsoitrelatestothewayyouarefacing.

·Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree.Notelandmarksontheroute（路线）asyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.

·Simplifythewayoffindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwallsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.

11.Scientistsbelievethat________.

A.somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirection

B.peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolder

C.peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirection

D.everybodyhasasenseofdirectionfrombirth

12.Whatistrueofseven-year-oldchildrenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyneverhaveasenseofdirectionwithoutmaps.

B.Theyshouldneverbeallowedoutaloneiftheydon’thaveasenseofdirection.

C.Theyhaveasenseofdirectionandcanfindtheirwayaround.

D.Theycandevelopagoodsenseofdirectioniftheyaredrivenaroundinacar.

13.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,youshould______.

A.tieittoatreesoastopreventitfrombeingstolen

B.drawamapoftheroutetohelprememberwhereitis

C.nottakethesameroutewhenyoucomebacktoit

D.remembersomethingeasilyrecognizableontheroute

14.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofindyourwayaroundisto______.

A.askpolicemenfordirections

B.usewalls,streams,andstreetstoguideyourself

C.rememberyourroutebylookingoutforstepsandstairs

D.countthenumberoflandmarksthatyousee

15.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenhaveabettersenseofdirection.

B.Childrenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround.

C.Thesenseofdirectioncanbeimprovedinseveralways.

D.Everyoneisbornwithasenseofdirectionanditcanbeimproved.

第二部分:

完形填空（共30题,每题1分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Peopleusuallydonotremembermostofthethingsthatweretaughtbytheirteacherswhenyoungatschool.ButthisstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.

ItwasanormalMondaymorning,andmyteacherwasteachinguson16thingsinlifeandaboutdevotingourselvesto17isimportanttous.Thisishowthestorywent:

AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondon,andhewouldwakeupeverymorningandgotoCentralLondon,andthensitatthestreetcornerand18.Hewoulddothiseverysingledayofhislife.Hesatat19streetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.

His20wasdirty,andastench（恶臭）cameoutanditsmelledterrible.Theneighborscouldnotstandthesmellanymore,sotheycalledforthepoliceofficerstocleartheplace.Theofficersknockeddownthedoorandcleanedthehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof21alloverthehousethathehadcollectedovertheyears.

Thepolicecountedthemoney,andtheysoonfoundoutthattheoldmanwasamillionaire（百万富翁）.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingto22thegoodnewswithhim.Whentheoldmanarrivedhomethatevening,oneoftheofficerstoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymoreashewasamillionaire.

Buttheoldmansaid23;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeup24,wenttothesubway,satatthestreetcornerandcontinuedtobeg.

Clearly,thiso