1、英语阅读竞赛试题 英语阅读竞赛试题(考试时间:70分钟;满分100分)(注: 将答案填在第8页的答题卷上). 根据短文内容完成句子。(10分)Dear editor, I am not a good-looking boy and I am not good at studying, either. Some people dont even want to talk to me. So I usually feel lonely. Sometimes I think that if I want to leave home, nobody will care. How can I stop
2、feeling like this? PeterDear Peter, But first, I am sure that you are wrong that nobody will care if you leave your home. What about your parents? And other family members? It seems that you are very sad. Youd better go to see a doctor or talk to your parents. They can help you. Second, Im sure ther
3、es someone in your class who feels lonely, too. You never know how other people feel inside. Try to make friends with them. Or you join a club to meet new people and to keep yourself busy.You need to find happiness in yourself. Write a list of all the good things about yourself. Learn to like yourse
4、lf, and then others will see your confidence (信心) and like you, too. Editor1. Peter isnt good at and he feels _.2. He writes to the editor to ask for _ because he wants to _feeling lonely. 3. If Peter joins a club, he can new people and keep busy.4. The editor suggests (建议) that Tom should talk to a
5、 and his .5. Peter is lack of (缺少) and he needs to find _ in himself. 情景交际。(5分)根据对话内容选择适当的选项。Binbin: 6 ?Father: Im learning English.Binbin: What do you do that for? Youre only a taxi driver, not a student. Is it useful for you to learn English?Father: Yes, as we know, 7 will be held in Beijing in 20
6、08. When that day comes, if I know much English, Ill help the friends from 8 .Binbin: Oh, youre really great!Father: And whats more, China has been a member of the WTO. So English will become 9 important. From now on, lets try our best to learn English well. OK?Binbin: 10 !A. all over the worldB .th
7、e Olympic GamesC . What are you doing nowD. more and moreE. Good idea. 完形填空。(15分)Many animals use some kinds of “language”. They use signals with meanings. For example, when a bee has found some food, it goes 11 its home. Its 12 for a bee to tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to 13 ,
8、but it can do a little dancing. This tells the bees where the food is and 14 it is.Some animals show how they feel by making sounds. Its not difficult to tell if a dog is angry 15 it barks(吠). Birds make several different sounds and 16 has its own meaning. Sometimes we humans make sounds 17 . We mak
9、e sounds like “Oh!” or “Ouch!” to show how we feel about something or when we 18 something on our feet.We humans also have languages. We have words. These words have the meanings of things, actions, feelings or ideas. Were able to give each other 19 to tell what we think or how we feel. By writing d
10、own words, we 20 remember what has happened or 21 messages to people far away.Languages can live and die. If a language isnt used by people, its called a dead language. This language cannot live or grow because 22 speaks it. Latin(拉丁语) is an example of a dead language.A living language, of course, i
11、s often spoken by people today. It grows and 23 with time.New words are created, and some old words have 24 meanings. Some words, or their meanings, may die and only be found in the old books. English and Chinese are 25 examples of a living language.( ) 11. A. out of B. on with C. away from D. back
12、to( ) 12. A. important B. difficult C. easy D. impossible( ) 13. A. him B. it C. them D. themselves( ) 14. A. how long B. how old C. how many D. how far( ) 15. A. before B. so that C. until D. when( ) 16. A. each B. all C. some D. every ( ) 17. A. by the different sounds B. by the different ways C.
13、in the same way D. in the same sound( ) 18. A. fall B. drop C. set D. put( ) 19. A. messages B. news C. languages D. knowledge( ) 20. A. must B. have to C. need D. can( ) 21. A. send B. bring C. get D. push( ) 22. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one( ) 23. A. begins B. joins C. invents D. cha
14、nges( ) 24. A. new B. strange C. difference D. good( ) 25. A. all B. either C. both D. neither. 阅读理解。(70分)( A )Although we may not realize it, when we talk with others we make ourselves understood not just by words. We send messages to the people around us also by body movements. A smile and handsha
15、ke(握手) show welcome. Waving ones hand is to say “Goodbye.” Nodding(点头) the head means agreement, while shaking it means disagreement. In China and some English-speaking countries, these body movements have the same meanings.But not all body languages mean the same things in different countries. For
16、example, nodding the head in some Asian countries means not “Yes.”, but “No. ”When we speak a foreign language, its important to know the meanings of the body movements in the foreign countries. In Russia, France and some of South American countries men kiss(吻) each other when they meet. Men dont ki
17、ss each other in China or English-speaking countries. In England, older people usually shake hands when they meet someone for the first time, however, young people dont shake hands. In France, people shake hands in the office every morning. French people kiss each other more often than English peopl
18、e when they meet or leave.根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。( ) 26. We talk with other people just by words.( ) 27. Nodding the head doesnt mean “Yes.” in some Asian countries.( ) 28. From this passage, we can know that men in Brazil usually kiss each other when they meet.( ) 29. In France, men just kiss each other
19、 when they meet.( ) 30. In China and some English-speaking countries, all the body movements have the same meanings. ( B )Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, th
20、ey say,“How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake ha
21、nds. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.( ) 31. It is _ if
22、you know the language and some of the customs of the country. A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad( ) 32. English people usually shake hands when they _. A. meet every time B. meet for the first time C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other( ) 33. Usually English p
23、eople dont shake hands _. A. when they will be away for a short time B. when they say “How do you do ?” C. when they just meet or say goodbye D. after they have met for a long time( ) 34. Which of the statements is right? A. German people shake hands as often as possible. B. English people like shak
24、ing hands very much. C. German people hardly shake hands. D. Germans dont like shaking hands.( ) 35. This story is about _. A. shaking hands B. languages C. customs D. languages and customs( C )English is now the first language of about 350 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the
25、 official language of more thirty-three countries. 36 English has become the “new Latin(拉丁语)” of the century. 37 In Italy, for example, English is a must(必须的事) for many technical(技术的) jobs. In China, 38 Now no other language on earth is better suited to play the role of a world language. 39 and it e
26、asily borrows local words and phrases from many countries into it, which expands(扩大).English is so widely used all over the world. 40 Now 75% of the worlds mail is in English, 60% of the worlds radio stations are broadcast(广播) in English and over half of the worlds books and magazines printed in Eng
27、lish. In a word, English is now the worlds first language.根据短文内容,从方框中选择适当的句子,补全短文。 A. It has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication now.B. English is the most important foreign language learned at school.C. That means one in every seven people in the world speaks E
28、nglish.D. One must know English is a part of the twenty-first century.E. Because English is easier to learn than any other language,(D)It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great day to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place.Afte
29、r lunch, John said they should play football. When the ball came to Fred, he locked it into some long grass. “Ill get it.” he said and hurried off to find the ball. Moments later there was a shout and out came Fred holding his leg, “Ive bitten by a snake!”As the others rushed over to help. Fred bega
30、n laughing. “Ha! Im not really hurt.” But Betty didnt laugh, “I cant believe you did that, Fred. I was really frightened for you.”The friends then decided to go for a swim. John and Betty jumped into the water. Fred was standing on a long rock by the riverbank and said, “Watch me jump.” They shouted
31、 excitedly as he went under the water, but as the seconds passed he didnt come back to the top. The friends became worried. Suddenly they heard Freds laugh, “Wont you ever learn? I swam behind this tree when I jumped.” “Very funny, Fred?” said John angrily. “Anyway, Im feeling tired and Im going for a sleep.” Betty joined him. Fred, however, moved to a narrow part of the river and jumped in. Although he was a good swimmer, the water there was moving much faster
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