八年级下英语阅读能力竞赛试题.doc

1、八年级下英语阅读能力竞赛试题A 完形填空（共15小题，计15分）Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicycles? Thats what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped

2、 to look at us. In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes shone like glass in the setting(落,下沉) sun and 5 wonderful.Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirit and I knew I didnt need to 6 her. To climb the mountains was hard work bu

3、t as we 7 us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9 .At the foot of the mountains, colorful butter

4、flies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to 10 our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.In the early evening we stopped to 11 .We put up our tent and then we ate. After supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed 12 . At midnight the sky became 13 and th

5、e stars grew brighter. As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already traveled.We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 14 hardly wait to see them!( ) 1. A. we B. you C. they D. it( ) 2. A. neverB. ever C. even D. yet( ) 3. A. dressed inB. put on

6、C. taken off D. dressed up( ) 4. A. morningB. afternoon C. evening D. night( ) 5. A. felt B. tasted C. sounded D. looked( ) 6. A. followB. encourage C. remind D. discover( ) 7. A. looked atB. looked after C. looked for D. looked around( ) 8. A. upB. down C. around D. into( ) 9. A. colderB. drier C.

7、warmer D. wetter( ) 10. A. turn B. check C. make D. change( ) 11. A. make bedsB. make friends C. make camp D. make money( ) 12. A. aliveB. alone C. away D. awake( ) 13. A. heavier B. bigger C. quieter D. clearer( ) 14. A. lie B. lied C. lay D. laid( ) 15. A. mayB. can C. must D. shall二、阅读理解（每小题2分，共6

8、0分） A Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts

9、 of us, the 9th graders. In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”. It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have

10、disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain.Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last term in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!If you “explore” the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a cr

11、ying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I cant understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I dont know how it will be next

12、year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.（ ）1. There is _ special on this wall.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything（ ）2. What was the “VICTORY” written in?A. Chalk B. Pencil C. Pen D. Brush（ ）3. When has the poem been writte

13、n?A. At the beginning of the last semester. B. At the end of the year.C. At the end of the last semester. D. At the beginning of the last month.（ ）4. Whats the meaning of the underlined word?A. 部分 B. 分离 C. 和好 D. 聚集（ ）5. Whats the title of the passage?A. The Pictures of the Wall B. The Feelings of th

14、e StudentsC. The Patterns of the Classroom D. The Hope of the Writer BThe film Forever Enthralled was directed by the director Chen Kaige, and famous stars acted in it, such as Li Ming and Zhang Ziyi and Chen Hong. This film shows Mei Lanfangs life as a master of Beijing opera. Mei grew up in a fami

15、ly of Beijing opera performers. He began to perform on the stage in 1904 when he was 10 years old. He learnt his acting skills and played female roles. Singing, dancing, and acting are the three main parts of the traditional Chinese opera. Mei Lanfang became highly good at all of them. He turned himself into a performer of almost