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初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题 班级
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Reading comprehension(阅读理解):
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Most mobile phone users find phones very useful, and half of the users keep them on all the time, a recent report said.
More than 1,200 American mobile phone users took part in the survey, and almost nine in ten say they get annoyed (烦恼的) by others’ phones. “People tend to talk louder on the phone,” said Pamela, from Washington.
About a fourth of the mobile phone users said they can’t imagine life without their mobile phones.
The survey also found:
28 per cent said they sometimes don’t drive as safely as they should because they are using mobile phones.
Only one-third of US mobile phone owners use text messages.
Young adults love the many uses of mobile phones. 55 per cent of young adults take still (静 态的) pictures with their phones, 47 per cent play games, and 28 per cent use the Internet.
True or False (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. All the mobile phone users keep their phones on all the time
( ) 2. According to the survey, most phone users are annoyed by others’ phones.
( ) 3. About two-thirds of US mobile phone owners use text messages.
( ) 4. Using a mobile phone while driving is very dangerous.
( ) 5. Many young adults like to use the mobile phones to play games.
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Most American school students have a long summer holidays. It is usually from June to September. During the holidays, students often travel 1 have summer jobs. 2 students take courses in summer school.
Mary 3 her last summer in summer school. She studied two courses and she 4 with her family. They saw interesting places near their 5 in Seattle. Mary’s friends, Peter, worked at a gas 6 during the summer. He sold gas and repaired cars. He made a lot of money and saved 7 all of it. Peter is going the university next year. He needs money for the university tuition.
Choose the best answer(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: to B: but C: then D: or
( ) 2. A: Some B: No C: All D: More
( ) 3. A: had B: spent C: stayed D: worked
( ) 4. A: worked B: visited C: played D: traveled
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( ) 5. A: room B: school C: home D: hospital
( ) 6. A: shop B: factory C: station D: field
( ) 7. A: nearly B: quietly C: quickly D: truly
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(阅读短文，填写所缺 的单词6%):
In Australia Christmastime is always in the hottest period in summer! Without
s 1 , white Christmas never comes to Australia. It’s a completely d 2
holiday from the one that you know.
Beaches are very popular d 3 that time. You can even see Santa Claus surfing on the ocean! In the day, families like to go downtown to watch the carnival parade(狂欢游行). Everyone d 4 up. They are as beautiful as the performers. And this makes the carnival more colorful. At night, people go to different outdoor parties to continue their happy hours .
It may be a pity that A 5 cannot enjoy a white Christmas, but they never feel upset because they have a s 6 happy holiday.
1.s 2. d 3. d 4.d
5.A 6.s
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True or False （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）
The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble.
The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong
female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed
by the other females and their young. The bull elephants
（公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, the
bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard
them.
The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）one
another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to
die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling
until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others
walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it.
Elephants are fond of the youngsters in the group and give them special care. They help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a river. They work together to rescue a
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calf（幼象）that has wandered（迷路）into a dangerous place.
A female elephant that is about to give birth to（生产）her young leaves the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female along to act as "aunt". The aunt stands guard and helps the mother with her new-born calf. In this way, the whole herd protects its newest member.
( )1. The leader of the elephants travels in the middle of the herd.
( )2. In times of danger, the males form a circle around the weaker animals.
( )3. The leader of an elephant herd is usually a strong female.
( )4. Sick elephants are usually left behind to die.
( )5. Elephants will try their best to save the young ones when they are in dangerous situations. ( )6. Elephants can help each other in time of trouble.
( )7. A strong elephant can carry a sick elephant on its back.
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Choose the best answer （根据短文内容选择最恰当的答案）
Benjamin Banneker was born a few months before another great American—George Washington. Benjamin was black, but he was not a slave. He and his mother and his grandmother were free. Benjamin’s grandmother came from England. In America she got a job and worked for many years to pay for her boat trip across the ocean . After working many more years, she saved enough money to buy a farm. Benjamin lived with her for a while. She taught him to read and write and do arithmetic ( 算术).
Benjamin’s neighbour knew that he was clever. They were not surprised when he built a large wooden clock. He made each piece after studying a small pocket watch. The clock made him
famous, for it was one of the first clocks built in America. People from other places began to send hard problems of all kinds for Benjamin to settle.
Thomas Jefferson learned of Benjamin Banneker’s ability to settle hard problems. He asked Banneker to help build the city that was to be the capital of the United States—Washington, D.C. Banneker worked hard on the plans for the city. He marked where the streets and buildings— the Capitol ( 美国国会大厦) the White House, and many others—should be built.
Later, L’ Enfant, the Frenchman who had designed the new city, had a quarrel, and went back to France in anger. He took all of the plans with him. The workmen couldn’t build without any plans to follow.
For a while it seemed that the plans for the capital might have to be changed, but Benjamin Banneker remembered the plans he had helped draw. He drew each again as he had built each piece of his clock.
If it weren’t for Benjamin Banneker, Washington, D.C might look very different from the way it does today.
( )1. Benjamin’s grandmother taught him how ____________ when he was young.
A) to read and write and do arithmetic B) to make a clock
C) to do farm work D) to solve some difficult problems
( )2. When Banneker built a large wooden clock, ___________________.
A) people in America showed no surprise
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his name spread all over America
he became the first man in America to build a clock
people came from other places to congratulate him
( )3. Thomas Jefferson asked Banneker to help build the city Washington because he was told that Banneker was _____________.
A) warm- hearted B) clever C) hard-working D) serious
( )4. The French designer L’Enfant had a quarrel with the Americans and returned to France___________________.
A) worriedly B) angrily C) excitedly D) calmly
( )5. When L’ Enfant left with his plans, Banneker was in _____ of building the capital Washington.
A) charge B) helping C) design D) completing
( )6. In building the city Washington, Banneker showed that _____________.
A) he had a good memory B) he was never tired of working
C) he feared no difficulties D) he was good at drawing
( )7. Benjamin Banneker is remembered to this day mainly because _____.
he made one of the first clocks in America
he used to be an assistant to L’Enfant, who had designed the city Washington
he designed the city Washington when L’Enfant left
he was able to continue the plans for the new city Washington as L’Enfant left with his plans
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Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词 语,完成短文)
Canada is one of the few ____1______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these —— Quebec( 魁北克 ) is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest.
Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.
Most people speak English as their first language and the two ___2_____ television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare.
The same goes ____3__ traffic signs and menus, for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few places ____4____ you’ll see traffic signs in French. And in restaurants, it’s ___5__ impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, ___6___ law, have labels and instructions
in both languages.
In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) means that students can _____7__ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French.
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( )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) be able to C) like D) want
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (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)
We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）. Studies s__1__ that gossiping releases（释放）our emotions and reduce tension（紧张）.
Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping can make people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. While gossiping, people communicate with a free mind.
Gossiping h__2_ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__3__ about.
But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__4__ others on purpose. When you start speaking i_5___ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense.
Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear, envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的） remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__6___, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad!
We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__7____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.
1. s 2. h 3. t 4. h
5. i 6. s 7. l
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8. The long hiccup
For many people the subject of hiccups（嗝）is a
joke，but for Harry Mendis，a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham，it was something quite different．
His hiccups began one Sunday lunchtime and continued
day and night for two weeks． After the first week， Harry's parents took him to hospital，but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack．
Harry，who is now back at school， described what happened to him．
“When I began to hiccup，I drank a glass of water but that
didn't do any good．That evening I had hiccups every four seconds． We tried everything to stop them．I held my breath and drank cold drinks．My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either．”
After a week of sleepless nights，he went to hospital．The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong．
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down， but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped．”
Harry was very lucky．The world record holder is the American ____ farmer Charles Osborne，who hiccuped for sixty-eight years．He stopped in 1990at last，but nobody knows why．
( )1．Harry's hiccups lasted ____ ．
A．a week B．fourteen days C．twenty-eight days D．one month
( )2．His hiccups started after he ____ ．
A．drank a glass of water B．went to hospital
C．ate an Indian meal
D．finished his homework
( )3．His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____ ．
A．hiccuped for four seconds B．held his breath
C．hiccuped at night
D．couldn't stop hiccuping
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( )4．His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____ ．
A．gave him some medicine B．took an X-ray of his chest
C．gave him a shock
D．let him drink cold drinks
( )5．What does“shock”in this passage mean？
A．震惊 B．休克 C．喷嚏 D．哈欠
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A chicken lays an egg．You feel sleepy．And a tree loses its leaves．All of these things，and many more ，happen in a certain way，at a certain time each day or each year．They take place because of something called an internal clock ．The word internal means “inside of”，and the internal clock is inside a certain part of every plant and animal．For example ，there is an internal clock in the head of a chicken．
The internal clock receives a signal，or message，from the world around it．Some of these signals include light，heat ， darkness and cold．When the internal clock gets the signal，the body of the plant or animal produces a chemical that causes the living thing to do different actions．For example，daylight signals the chicken's internal clock to make a chemical．Then this chemical causes the
chicken to lay eggs．
People are learning a lot about internal clocks ．Farmers have even learned how to fool a chicken's internal clock so that the chicken lays more eggs！
( ) 1．A signal is____ ．
A．a chemical B．a message C．internal D．inside
( ) 2．The clock described in the story is called internal because it ____ ．
A．means “inside of” B．is inside every plant or animal
C．never stops running D．produces a signal
( )3 In this story，one signal would be____ ．
A．cold weather B．a chemical C ．falling leaves D ．a sleepy dog
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→Daylight acts asa signal．→ ？
→
Daylight acts as
a signal．
→ ？ →
The chicken
lays an egg．
A chicken's internal clock
receives the signal．
( ) 4．In the chain of events below，what is missing？
The chicken moves its body．
The chicken is fooled by the farmer．
．The chicken makes a chemical．
．The chicken sees the daylight．
( ) 5．What do you think farmers do to make chickens lay more eggs？They ____ ．
A．make the chickens do different actions
B．keep the chickens in a cooler place
C．feed the chickens a special chemical
D．turn on lights in the chicken house at night
10. Fun For English
1. Find the job hidden in each sentence.
e.g. You have to correct each error carefully. teacher
You hit my car! The dent is there for all to see! _____________
The area is full of beautiful lakes and rivers. _____________
One number is four times another number. The larger number is also 87 more than the smaller number. The smaller number: ________________
The 9:50 a.m. train is 15 minutes late. My watch is 10 minutes fast. What time does my watch say when it arrives?
We can do nothing but stay at home, because it is raining cats and dogs outside. What does “it is raining cats and dogs” mean here? You may answer it in Chinese or in English.
Jack is twice as old as Jill, but in five years time he will only be one and a half times as old as Jill. How old are Jack and Jill now?
Rearrange （重新排列） the letters on each page of this diary to find six days of the week. Which day is missing?
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Answer Sheet
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(1)_________________ _________________ (2) _______________
(3) _______________ (4)______________________________________
(5) _________________ (6) ________________
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上南东校初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题答案（2009/6/2） 1. F T F T T
D A B D C C A
snowing, different， during, dresses, hour, Australians, Special
F T T F T T F
A B B B A A D
A D C C A D A
show, helps, talking, hurt, ill, secret, light
B C D A A
B B A C D
(1) dentist driver (2)29.
(3)10:15 am (4) It rains heavily (倾盆大雨)
Jack is 10 Jill is 5
Tuesday
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