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上南东校初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题62
上南东校初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题(2009/6/2)
姓名班级分数
Readingcomprehension(阅读理解):
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Mostmobilephoneusersfindphonesveryuseful,andhalfoftheuserskeepthemonallthetime,arecentreportsaid.
Morethan1,200Americanmobilephoneuserstookpartinthesurvey,andalmostnineintensaytheygetannoyed(烦恼的)byothers’phones.“Peopletendtotalklouderonthephone,”saidPamela,fromWashington.
Aboutafourthofthemobilephoneuserssaidtheycan’timaginelifewithouttheirmobilephones.
Thesurveyalsofound:
28percentsaidtheysometimesdon’tdriveassafelyastheyshouldbecausetheyareusingmobilephones.
Onlyone-thirdofUSmobilephoneownersusetextmessages.
Youngadultslovethemanyusesofmobilephones.55percentofyoungadultstakestill(静态的)pictureswiththeirphones,47percentplaygames,and28percentusetheInternet.
TrueorFalse(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用T表示,不符合的用F表示,填入空格内)(5%)
()1.Allthemobilephoneuserskeeptheirphonesonallthetime
()2.Accordingtothesurvey,mostphoneusersareannoyedbyothers’phones.
()3.Abouttwo-thirdsofUSmobilephoneownersusetextmessages.
()4.Usingamobilephonewhiledrivingisverydangerous.
()5.Manyyoungadultsliketousethemobilephonestoplaygames.
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MostAmericanschoolstudentshavealongsummerholidays.ItisusuallyfromJunetoSeptember.Duringtheholidays,studentsoftentravel1havesummerjobs.2studentstakecoursesinsummerschool.
Mary3herlastsummerinsummerschool.Shestudiedtwocoursesandshe4withherfamily.Theysawinterestingplacesneartheir5inSeattle.Mary’sfriends,Peter,workedatagas6duringthesummer.Hesoldgasandrepairedcars.Hemadealotofmoneyandsaved7allofit.Peterisgoingtheuniversitynextyear.Heneedsmoneyfortheuniversitytuition.
Choosethebestanswer(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案,用A、B、C或D表示填入空格内)(7%)
()1.A:
toB:
butC:
thenD:
or
()2.A:
SomeB:
NoC:
AllD:
More
()3.A:
hadB:
spentC:
stayedD:
worked
()4.A:
workedB:
visitedC:
playedD:
traveled
()5.A:
roomB:
schoolC:
homeD:
hospital
()6.A:
shopB:
factoryC:
stationD:
field
()7.A:
nearlyB:
quietlyC:
quicklyD:
truly
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Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(阅读短文,填写所缺的单词6%):
InAustraliaChristmastimeisalwaysinthehottestperiodinsummer!
Without
s1,whiteChristmasnevercomestoAustralia.It’sacompletelyd2
holidayfromtheonethatyouknow.
Beachesareverypopulard3thattime.YoucanevenseeSantaClaussurfingontheocean!
Intheday,familiesliketogodowntowntowatchthecarnivalparade(狂欢游行).Everyoned4up.Theyareasbeautifulastheperformers.Andthismakesthecarnivalmorecolorful.Atnight,peoplegotodifferentoutdoorpartiestocontinuetheirhappyhours.
ItmaybeapitythatA5cannotenjoyawhiteChristmas,buttheyneverfeelupsetbecausetheyhaveas6happyholiday.
1.s2.d3.d4.d
5.A6.s
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TrueorFalse(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)
Theelephantisanotheranimalthatlivesingroups.Anelephantherd(群)usuallyhasfromtwentytofortymembers.Theelephantsintheherddependononeanotherforhelpintimeoftrouble.
Theleaderofthegroupisusuallyawiseandstrongfemale.Shetravelsattheheadoftheherdandisfollowedbytheotherfemalesandtheiryoung.Thebullelephants(公象)followlast.Whendangerthreatens(威胁),thebullsformacirclearoundtheweakeranimalsandguardthem.
Themembersoftheherdareloyalto(忠诚)oneanother.Asickorwoundedelephantisnotleftbehindtodie.Ifanelephantissick,thewholeherdstopstravelinguntilitgetswell.Whenanelephantisinjured,twootherswalkonbothsidesofitandsupportitwiththeirbodies.Amemberoftheherdmaybecaughtinatrap.Thentheotherstrytofreeit.
Elephantsarefondoftheyoungstersinthegroupandgivethemspecialcare.Theyhelpyounganimalsstayafloat(漂浮着)whentheherdcrossesariver.Theyworktogethertorescueacalf(幼象)thathaswandered(迷路)intoadangerousplace.
Afemaleelephantthatisabouttogivebirthto(生产)heryoungleavestheherdforashorttime.However,shetakesanotherfemalealongtoactas"aunt".Theauntstandsguardandhelpsthemotherwithhernew-borncalf.Inthisway,thewholeherdprotectsitsnewestmember.
()1.Theleaderoftheelephantstravelsinthemiddleoftheherd.
()2.Intimesofdanger,themalesformacirclearoundtheweakeranimals.
()3.Theleaderofanelephantherdisusuallyastrongfemale.
()4.Sickelephantsareusuallyleftbehindtodie.
()5.Elephantswilltrytheirbesttosavetheyoungoneswhentheyareindangeroussituations.
()6.Elephantscanhelpeachotherintimeoftrouble.
()7.Astrongelephantcancarryasickelephantonitsback.
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Choosethebestanswer(根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案)
BenjaminBannekerwasbornafewmonthsbeforeanothergreatAmerican—GeorgeWashington.Benjaminwasblack,buthewasnotaslave.Heandhismotherandhisgrandmotherwerefree.Benjamin’sgrandmothercamefromEngland.InAmericashegotajobandworkedformanyyearstopayforherboattripacrosstheocean.Afterworkingmanymoreyears,shesavedenoughmoneytobuyafarm.Benjaminlivedwithherforawhile.Shetaughthimtoreadandwriteanddoarithmetic(算术).
Benjamin’sneighbourknewthathewasclever.Theywerenotsurprisedwhenhebuiltalargewoodenclock.Hemadeeachpieceafterstudyingasmallpocketwatch.Theclockmadehimfamous,foritwasoneofthefirstclocksbuiltinAmerica.PeoplefromotherplacesbegantosendhardproblemsofallkindsforBenjamintosettle.
ThomasJeffersonlearnedofBenjaminBanneker’sabilitytosettlehardproblems.HeaskedBannekertohelpbuildthecitythatwastobethecapitaloftheUnitedStates—Washington,D.C.Bannekerworkedhardontheplansforthecity.Hemarkedwherethestreetsandbuildings—theCapitol(美国国会大厦)theWhiteHouse,andmanyothers—shouldbebuilt.
Later,L’Enfant,theFrenchmanwhohaddesignedthenewcity,hadaquarrel,andwentbacktoFranceinanger.Hetookalloftheplanswithhim.Theworkmencouldn’tbuildwithoutanyplanstofollow.
Forawhileitseemedthattheplansforthecapitalmighthavetobechanged,butBenjaminBannekerrememberedtheplanshehadhelpeddraw.Hedreweachagainashehadbuilteachpieceofhisclock.
Ifitweren’tforBenjaminBanneker,Washington,D.Cmightlookverydifferentfromthewayitdoestoday.
()1.Benjamin’sgrandmothertaughthimhow____________whenhewasyoung.
A)toreadandwriteanddoarithmeticB)tomakeaclock
C)todofarmworkD)tosolvesomedifficultproblems
()2.WhenBannekerbuiltalargewoodenclock,___________________.
A)peopleinAmericashowednosurprise
B)hisnamespreadalloverAmerica
C)hebecamethefirstmaninAmericatobuildaclock
D)peoplecamefromotherplacestocongratulatehim
()3.ThomasJeffersonaskedBannekertohelpbuildthecityWashingtonbecausehewastoldthatBannekerwas_____________.
A)warm-heartedB)cleverC)hard-workingD)serious
()4.TheFrenchdesignerL’EnfanthadaquarrelwiththeAmericansandreturnedtoFrance___________________.
A)worriedlyB)angrilyC)excitedlyD)calmly
()5.WhenL’Enfantleftwithhisplans,Bannekerwasin_____ofbuildingthecapitalWashington.
A)chargeB)helpingC)designD)completing
()6.InbuildingthecityWashington,Bannekershowedthat_____________.
A)hehadagoodmemoryB)hewasnevertiredofworking
C)hefearednodifficultiesD)hewasgoodatdrawing
()7.BenjaminBannekerisrememberedtothisdaymainlybecause_____.
A)hemadeoneofthefirstclocksinAmerica
B)heusedtobeanassistanttoL’Enfant,whohaddesignedthecityWashington
C)hedesignedthecityWashingtonwhenL’Enfantleft
D)hewasabletocontinuetheplansforthenewcityWashingtonasL’Enfantleftwithhisplans
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Choosethewordsorexpressionstocompletethepassage(选择最恰当的单词或词语,完成短文)
Canadaisoneofthefew____1______intheworldtohavetwoofficiallanguages:
EnglishandFrench.Thereare10provinces(省)inthecountrybutonlyoneofthese——Quebec(魁北克)isknownas“FrenchCanada”.ThisisbecauseitwasfoundedbyFrenchexplorerswhileBritishadventurersdiscoveredandgovernedtherest.
CanadalefttheBritishempirein1867tobecomeanindependentcountry,andEnglishandFrenchhavebeenrecognizedastheofficiallanguageeversince.
MostpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandthetwo___2_____televisionnetworksbroadcastinEnglishthroughoutthecountry.ApartfrominQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoast,Frenchtelevisionisveryrare.
Thesamegoes____3__trafficsignsandmenus,forexample,OutsideofQuebec,thereareonlyafewplaces____4____you’llseetrafficsignsinFrench.Andinrestaurants,it’s___5__impossibletofindFrenchonthemenuunlessyouareintheheartlandofFrenchCanada.However,allproductssoldinCanadamust,___6___law,havelabelsandinstructionsinbothlanguages.
InCanada’sEnglish-speakingprovinces,officialbilingualism(双语)meansthatstudentscan_____7__tocompleteaspecialFrenchcourse.Underthisprogram,theyaretaughtmostoftheirsubjectsinFrench.
()1.A)nations
B)country
C)land
D)place
()2.A)local
B)individual
C)private
D)national
()3.A)to
B)on
C)for
D)at
()4.A)that
B)which
C)where
D)when
()5.A)almost
B)mostly
C)hardly
D)really
()6.A)in
B)to
C)for
D)by
()7.A)choose
B)beableto
C)like
D)want
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Readthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)
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