金华市初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题.docx

1、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。用2B铅笔将对应的方框涂黑。 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。答在试卷上不得分! 现在请开始答题。Good luck! 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 Restaura

2、nts in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice. Besides cutting costs, comp anies that sell the “e-menus” argue the bytes-for-bites (点击) way has a n

3、ew value that can attract younger customers, and different photographs of steaks and desserts attract diners to order more. It also could attract the TV dinner. How about a computer game dinner? “Its about impulse-buying,” said Adi Chitayat, Conceptics CEO. “If a person starts looking at pictures of

4、 chocolate cake, the chances are that hell order it.” Frame, a restaurant in Tel A viv with the system, is said to have its sales on tables with the e-menu increased. Customers often call ahead to book seats with screens, manager Natalie Edry told Reporters. At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gi

5、l Uriel and his young family felt interested and excited as they checked out pictures of the dishes on offer and argue over desserts. “Its more visual (直观),” says Uriel, as his children could have their own choices of dishes. “We can still choose, we can still argue but its much easier when we can a

6、ll see it.” 1. The following are the advantages(益处)of “restaurants with e-menus” EXCEPT that . A. eating in them is more comfortable B. the restaurants can save a lot of money C. they can attract more youngsters to the restaurants D. customers can see the pictures of their ordered foods 2. T he unde

7、rlined word “impulse-buying” in the 3rd paragraph means. A. having no idea in buying things B. losing interest in buying things C. having no patience in buying things D. being encouraged in buying things 3. According to the last sentence, we know that . A. customers feel little interest in the e-men

8、us B. e-menus only attract a small number of customers C. it still takes time for e-menus to be widely accepted 1 D. more restaurants of this kind will surely be opened very soon 4. The best title of this passage can be “”. A. Computers in restaurants B. Restaurants try e-menus C. Modern restaurants

9、 D. Great changes in restaurants 5. This passage might be taken from . A. a food guide B. a website C. a traveling magazine D. a textbook B My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didnt know. How wrong we were! Y ears of Sunday-morning bus trips

10、 through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking. Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: wher es the silent woman who sits at the front and never replies to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesnt come from a r

11、ich family, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver. We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, theyre still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape showed that shed given birth to the c

12、hild. We even felt a little proud at the thought of our extended family. For many months, our only sadness lay in our being unable to establish the same Friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someo

13、ne sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus. We greeted her with friendly familiarity wed shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words came out of her lips with difficulty. All at once we realized why she hadnt spoken to us before. Talking was hard

14、 for her. Over dinner, we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him very much, she explained. “I love him and he loves me, even though he doesnt express it very well,” she spoke in a low voice. “Lots of us have that problem,

15、 dont we? We dont say what we want to say, what we s hould be saying. And thats not good enough.” The candles lighted up on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the air grew pleasant, and when we parted as friendswe shared names. 6. Which of the following might be the best title of this

16、 passage? A. Friends of the Road B. The Silent Woman on the Bus C. Going to Work by Bus D. Different Kinds of Friendship 7. All the following statements can describe the woman EXCEPT _. A. poor B. warm- hearted C. silent D. cold 8. The underlined word “establish” in paragraph 4 probably has the same

17、 meaning as _. A. keep B. discover C. set up D. accept 9. Why did the woman usually keep silence while taking the bus? A. She was worried about her disabled son. B. She was sad to see the happy Mexican couple as a single mother. C. She had difficulty in expressing herself. D. She was only interested

18、 in the bus driver. 10. The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that _. A. they both disabled people B. they both had some difficulty in expressing C. they both liked bus travel D. they both brought interest to the passengers C Y ou either have it, or you dont - a sense of direction.

19、But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction h

20、ave simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, Research Director of the project. “However, if

21、they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.” Jim Marland also said that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions: If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you

22、 are facing. If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree. Note landmarks on the route (路线) as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route. Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town

23、, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are. 11. Scientists believe that _. A. some babies are born with a sense of direction B. people learn

24、 a sense of direction as they grow older C. people never lose their sense of direction D. everybody has a sense of direction from birth 12. What is true of seven-year-old children according to the passage? A. They never have a sense of direction without maps. B. They should never be allowed out alon

25、e if they dont have a sense of direction. C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around. D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car. 13. If you leave your bike in a strange place, you should _. A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being

26、 stolen B. draw a map of the route to help remember where it is C. not take the same route when you come back to it D. remember something easily recognizable on the route 14. According to the passage, the best way to find your way around is to _. A. ask policemen for directions B. use walls, streams

27、, and streets to guide yourself C. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairs D. count the number of landmarks that you see 15. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Children have a better sense of direction. B. Children have the ability to find their way around. C. The sense of dir

28、ection can be improved in several ways. D. Everyone is born with a sense of direction and it can be improved. 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 People usually do not remember most of the things that were taught by their teachers when young at school

29、. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on 16 things in life and about devoting ourselves to 17 is important to us. This is how the story went: An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up ever

30、y morning and go to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and 18 . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at 19 street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His 20 was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any m

31、ore, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of 21 all over the house that he had collected over the years. The police counted the money, and they soon found out that the old man was a millionaire (百万富

32、翁). They waited outside his house expecting to 22 the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a millionaire. But the old man said 23 ; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up 24 , went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg. Clearly, this o