1、初二英語上學期閱讀大賽（在指定時間內完成，篇目不限） 閱讀理解（20分，每小題2分）：A、B篇要求閱讀短文選擇正確答案 （A）Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop.He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it

2、 rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry（生氣的）and said, "Don'pltay in the water on your way home from school! ”On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty（ 臟的）clothes. His mother became even angrier. “ I ' ll tell your father if you com

3、e back wet again,“ said hfi mother.罰）You, you know. ”The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.“You' re a good boy today ” , his mother said happily.“You didn ' t play in the water.“No," the boy said unhappily.“There were too many older boys in the water when I got therethi

4、s afternoon. There wasn ' t any 地ommfor me at all!”（） went to school every day.A. by bike B. by bus C. by car D. on foot （） playground was between（在 之 間）。A. two classroomsB. the cinema and shopC. Bruno ' s house and school D. the shop and Bruno ' s school（）3. The little boy liked to play

5、 on the playground.A. when it snowedB. when there was some water thereC. when the children played football there D. when his father was busy with his work（） was afraid of the most.A. his father B. his motherC his teacher D. the older boys （）5. That afternoon, the boy ' s clothes were dry because

6、 .A. nobody made room （地方）for him in the waterB. there was no water on the playgroundC. he took off his clothes before he played thereD. he played in the water carefully（B ）Kong Rong was a famous writer during the Han Dynasty漢朝）.He was considerate when he was only four.Kong had five elder brothers a

7、nd a young brother. One day, their father bought lots of pears.Some of the pears were big and looked good. Some were small and didn ' t look so good. The boys were happy and began to choose（選擇）some. Kong chose the smallest one. Kong ' s father found this strange and asked, “Why not choose a

8、bigger one, my son “ Kong answered, “I am My elder brothers are older and eat more. They should take the bigger ones.”“ But you have a young brother. He should take the smallest one!”“ He is younger and needs more nutritio n 營養）.He should get a bigger one, too.”Kong' sather was very happy that K

9、ong could be so considerate. He didn ' think of what he himself wanted. He thought of what others wanted first.6. How many kids are there in Kong Rong ' s family A. 5 B. 6 C. 77. What does “ considerate ” meanA. Always thinking of other people want.C. Always doing bad things.B. Only thinking

10、 of what oneself wants.D. Never doing wrong things8. Kong Rong chose the smallest pear becauseA. he couldn t eat a big one. B. He liked small ones.C. He wanted his brothers to eat the big ones.D. He wanted to make others happy.9. What was Kong Rong during Han DynastyA. A writer B. A painter C. A poe

11、t D. A leader10. Which of the following is true according to the storyA. Kong Rong lived in the Tang Dynasty.B. Kong Rong was the youngest boy in his family.C. Kong Rong ' s mother died when he was four.D. Kon rong ' s father felt very happy about his considerate son.（OMike' s plan for n

12、ext weekMary' s plan for next weekMondayStudy group meeting 3:00 .Go to the cinema with Alice 7:00 .TuesdayBasketball match 4:30 .See a doctor 11:00 .WednesdayGo to see some friends 2:00 .Study for an exam -eveningThursdayArt class 7:30-8:30 .Concert 8:30 .Fridayvolunteer （志 愿者）work at student c

13、enter 2:00-4:00 .Help Uncle Smith in the restaurant -afternoonSaturdayShopping 10:00 .Art class 7:00-8:00 .SundayBasketball team party 8:00 .Supper with Ann 7:30 .11. Mary is going to the cinema at seven onA. Monday eveningB. Wednesday eveningC. Friday eveningD. Sunday evening12. On Wednesday aftern

14、oon Mike is going toA. enjoy the concertB. see some friendsC. see a doctorD. have an art class13. Mary is going to on Wednesday evening.A. have supper with AnnB. have a basketball partyC. study for an examD. watch a basketball match14. Mike ' s basketball team party starts at on SundayA. 7:30 .

15、B. 8:00 .C. 8:30 .D. 9:00 .15. From Mike ' s and Mary ' s plans we know that they both like.A. shopping B. concertsC. artD. music（D）Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the United States produces （出產）more apples than any other country except（ 除 夕卜）Fr

16、ance. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are oftentoo busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they o

17、ften have their dinners very simply（ 簡單地）.Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.The state of Washington is proud（驕傲）of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every yearnearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the

18、 whole world.16. Almost everyone likes to eat.A.B.C.17. produces themost apples in theorld.A. The United States；QBJganadaCChina18. Many Americans like to eat apples during luncnbecause theyA. eat nothing but applesB. feel it better to eat applesC. always eat simple foodD. can get apples easily19. Th

19、e trees there produce about five billion apples every year. " One billion isA. 100,000B. 1,000,000 C. 10,000,000 D. 1,000,000,00020. The state of washington is proud of its apples because they think.A. everyone in the world can share 價享）their happinessB. they can produce as many apples as peopl

20、e all over the worldC. their apples are better than any of the other fruitsD. their apple trees are the best in the world（E）TV PROGRAMMESChannel 1Channel 218:00 Around China18:30Childrenprogramme19:00 News19:30 Weather report19:40 Around the world20:10 TV play : Sisters21:00 English for today21:15 P

21、opular music22:55 Talk show17:45 computers today s18:10 Foreign arts19:30 English classroom19:00 Animal world19:25 China ' 9920:20 Sports21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying21:45 English news22:05 On TV next week21. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would beA. TV play B. Spo

22、rts C. Around the world D. Talk show22. The programme of will let you know much about western countries.A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is.B. Around Chin B. Animal world C. TV

23、 play D. Foreign arts 24. English classroom is a programme that.C. lets you know something about classroom B. tells you something about studentsC. lets you know something about school life D. teaches you EnglishD. places25. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means on TV next week.A. news B. progr

24、ammes C. peopleF)American people like to say “Thankyou” when others help them or say something kind to them. People of many countries do so, too. It is a very good habit.You should say “ Thank you ” when someone passes you the salt on the table, when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open

25、for you, when someone says you have done your work well, or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.“ Thank you ” i between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters.“Excuse me” is another short sentence they use. When you hear someone say so behind yo

26、u, you know that somebody wants to walk past you without touching you. It s not polite to brothers when they are talking. If you want to speak to one of them, say “ Excuse me” first, and then begin talking. You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others.Let s learn to

27、say “ Thank you ” and “ Excuse me26. You should say “ Thank you ” when .A. you say something kind to othersC. someone helps youthe passage we know“ Thank youA. widely used in the worldC. used only by AmericanB. you help othersD. you need others to help youis .B. used more often than “ Excuse meD. us

28、ed only between friendsshould say “ Excuse me” if you want to A. cough B. make some noise C. go first D. all of the above you are going to ask someone to tell you the way, you should sayA. Thank youB. That s very kind ofyCo.uExcuse me D. I m sorrypassage mainly tells us the way .A. to be happy B. to

29、 be polite C. to help others D. to learn from Americans（G）There was a pilot and three people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the plane when it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only three parachutes降落傘）.They a

30、ll became worried and started to make excuses.“ I must go and mend the machine. ” said the pilot, taking one of the parasc. hTuhteere was nothing he could do so he just jumped out.The next person said, “ I must have a parachute. I am a very clever person, and I have to take part in an important spor

31、ts game. I know I am going to win the game because I am going to be the cleverest person there. ” He picked up a pack and jumped out.Two men were left（ 留了下來 ）, an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said,“ Young man, I am old but

32、youyoung. You take the last parachute. ” the young mountain climber smiled,“ Don t worry,we can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever personajumped out with my backpack. ”the people became worried because.A. they couldn t find the parachutesB. they were afra

33、id the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person.C. There was too much smoke and they couldn t jump out from the plane.D. They saw the pilot jump out firstclever man jumped out with.A. one parachute B. nothing C. the climber s pack D. two parachutes the people t

34、hought of themselves except（除了 以外）.B. the pilot B. the clever man C. the doctor D. the businessmanA. the clever manC. the pilota kind hearted man.A. The pilotC. The businessmanthis story, we knowwould die.C. the businessmanD. a young mountain climberB. The mountain climberD. a young mountain climber

35、（H）As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.Once旦）you find a dream, what do you do with it Do you ever try to make your dream real“ Follow Your Heart ”

36、by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life s biggest challenge.You may think you re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts 您法）stop you from getting your dream, the book says.In fact, ev

37、eryone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.Don' t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do ths step by stepL 步一 步地 ） and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.You must al

38、so never give up your dream.There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream

39、means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills伎能)and find new interests.36. “ Follow Your Heart ” is .A. The first thing you must do to make your dream realB. The most important dream to have for teenage

40、rsC. The name of a famous Australian writerD. The name of a book by Andrew Matthewsyou want to make your dream real ,you should .A. remember what your dream is firstB. keep telling yourself what you wantC. never be afraid of the big difficultiesD. try to start with all the things abovethe text, we k

41、now the word “ challenge ” means.A.變化B.挑戰C.決定D.態度should NOT you do to make your dream come trueA. Always remember what your dream is.B. Do what you should do step by step.C. Watch TV to get better exam results.D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests. is the best title of the tex

42、tA. Keep your dream in your mind.B. How to find your real dream.C. Make your dream real.D. Teenagers have many dreams.(1)All around the world, people drink tea. But tea doesn t mean the same thing to everyonedifferent countries people have different ideas about drinking tea.People in China like to d

43、rink tea with nothing in it, and they often have it with their friends or by themselves. They have two kinds of tea-green tea and black tea. They may drink tea at any time of the day anywhere. But they don ot ften drink tea just before they go to bed, for tea makes them awake.In England, people like

44、 to drink tea with milk and sugar in it, and they often have it in the afternoon with their friends.In Japan, people also like drinking tea very much. It is very popular there. They drink tea every day. They have it in a way different from that in China. Some young Japanese girls are good at making

45、tea. They can do it beautifully.In the USA, people drink tea at breakfast or after meals. They usually use tea bags to make their tea. Making tea with tea bags is faster and easier than making it with tea leaves in teapots.41. People like to drink tea with milk and sugar in it.A. in England B. in Ch

46、ina C. in the USA D. in Japan42. Why don ' t people often drink tea before they go to bed in China Because .A. they are fullB. they may not sleep wellC. there is nothing in the tea D. there is some milk and sugar in it.43. In which country do people usually make tea bagsA. In China. B. In Englan

47、d. C. In Japan. D. In the USA.44. Chinese people like to drink.A. tea without anything in itC. tea with tea bags in it 45. What does “ black teaA.濃茶 B.黑茶B. tea with milk and sugarD. tea with green and black leavesmean in ChirreeaansC.紅茶D.綠茶（J）Every year there is the Spring Festival in China. Usually

48、 it is in January or February. It most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy beef, pork, chicken, fruit and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food called “dumplings ” . It means “come together " in Chinese. On the day be

49、fore the festival, pare buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents. On the festival eve, all the family members come back to their home. This is a happy moment. They sing, dance and play cards. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes fo

50、r the coming year. They all have a good time.46. Which is the most important festival in China.A. Mid-autumn Festival B. Spring FestivalC. Children ' s Day D. May Day47. The Chinese usually have their Spring Festival in .A. January or February B. February or MarchC. September or October D. Decem

51、ber or January48. What ' s the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in ChinaA. Pork B. Fish C. Dumplings D. Noodles49. The food “dumplings ” mean "” .A. be delicious B. be hungry C. come together D. come back 50. When they are having dinner on the festival eve, the ChineseB. sing, d

52、ance and play cards B. buy each other presentsC. never drinksD. give each other the best wishesPart II完形填空（每題1分）：（1）When Mr Smith retired（退休），he bought a small 1_ in a village near the sea. He2_ it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his

53、house in summer holidays, for it was the most 3_ building in the village. From morning to night there were 4 outside the house.They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and _5_ of them even went into MrSmith s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to _6_ .

54、 So heput a notice on the window. The notice said, look round. Price: twenty dollars.'7，（ Iyyuu cuanosity（好奇心），come in andMr Smith was sure that the visitors wcomMng, but hewas wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to _9_ every day showing themhe said angrily. In the（導游）().garden B

55、. shopC.houseD.school()2. A. likedB. hatedC. soldD. built()3. A. bigB. interestingC. smallD. clean()4. A. children B. studentsC. parentsD. tourists()5. A. noB. noneC. manyD. much()6. A. comeB. leaveC. stayD. play()7. A. to satisfy B. satisfyC. to satisfyingD. satisfying()8. A. go onB. stopC. continu

56、eD. not()9. A. takeB. costC. spendD. pay()1Q. A. playB. workC. watchD. retire(2)around his house. “I came here tOQ end, he sold the house and moved away.not to work as a guideOne day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. Then he went to his 11 and told him his story angrily.“He is really ba

57、d, " th e boyLsaidijm. ” “andThe grandfather said,13 “ me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I too, sometimes hatedothers for what they did. .”As the boy 14 carefully, the grandfather went on,“There are always two tigers insidemy heart. One is 15 and kind. He gets on well 16 everything around him. But 17 is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can ' t think caref81