初一英语阅读竞赛试题

初一年级英语阅读竞赛试题 一、 完型填空 （20×1.5） (一) My mom told me that when I was born, I was the most beautiful baby in the world. Time passed, and I started to be a strong and happy girl. Then, one day when I was five years old, my life 1 a lot. I had a high fever（高烧）. The doctor gave me the wrong medicine, and this caused（引起）me to 2 my voice. My mom couldn’t believe that I could not speak. The doctor thought that I would 3 speak well again or learn another language. My mom, however, was a fighter（斗士）. She sent me to a lot of teachers. Finally, she found the 4 teacher, Nina, to help me to make my dream come true. She was a very nice person. She encouraged（鼓励） me and told me that I would speak again. The most amazing thing was that she taught me to read my 5 . I tried to repeat（重复） every word that I said in front of the mirror .For me, it was like being 6 again. Yes, I was! I learned to talk and speak my mother language（母语） — Russian. Now, I am studying English. I can’t believe that I am learning another language. But, I am! I am crying 7 studying makes me feel happy, and it makes me 8 when I remember what the doctor said to my mom, “ 9 will never be able to speak or learn another language.” I’ll always remember the beautiful words my mom said to me when I was a child and learned to speak again. “You fought (fight的过去式，“与…作斗争”) in a war, you lived on, and then you got a beautiful medal for your success. You realized(实现) an impossible dream that people said you would never do. I will always be proud of （ 因…而自豪）you, and you will always be my 10 .” Now, I’m thinking about what is going to happen to me. When I am going to take every step in my studies and in my life, I try to think about my experience and be a grateful (感恩的) person. ( )1. A. exchanged B. changed C. became ( )2. A. have B. make C. lose ( )3. A. still B. never C. always ( )4. A. real B. right C. clever ( )5. A. eye B. face C. mouth ( )6. A. born B. practiced C. trained ( )7.A. until B. unless C. because ( )8. A. cry B. fly C. smile ( )9.A. I B. He C. She ( )10.A. hero B. baby C. son (二) Yesterday, I took a walk in a park. When I was passing __1__ a pond (池塘), I saw a few Canada geese (鹅) __2__ on the water. Spring comes, and the geese are back from __3__ and will soon be on their way farther north. The sight of the geese made me think of a story our primary teacher told us when we were very little. She said that men __4__ wild geese for food and the geese didn’t like __5__. So, the leader goose taught __6__ geese to fly in the formation (形状) of “人” to remind (提醒) everyone to __7__ away from men. Many years __8__, when I came to the United States, I saw geese fly in the __9__ formation as they fly in the sky of China, and I thought: these geese must come from China —__10__ how could they know how to fly in a “人” formation? Then I learned that geese don’t fly in the “人” formation but in the “V” formation in English speaking countries. ( ) 1. A. into B. by C. on D. through ( ) 2. A. flying B. jumping C. playing D. running ( ) 3. A. east B. south C. west D. north ( ) 4. A. hunted B. looked C. sold D. protected ( ) 5. A. they B. themselves C. theirs D. them ( ) 6. A. other B. another C. others D. some ( ) 7. A. live B. keep C. escape D. fly ( ) 8. A. ago B. after C. later D. before ( ) 9. A. such B. same C. different D. strange ( ) 10.A. and B. but C. or D. so 二 阅读理解（20×2） （一） There is an old tiger in the forest. He doesn’t want to look for food now. He often asks other animals to get him something to eat. One day, he sees a monkey and says, “I am hungry, monkey. Go to the village and get me something to eat.” “ I can’t do that now, tiger,” the monkey says, “There is another tiger over there. He will not let me get anything for you to eat. I am afraid of him.” “What?” cries the old tiger. “Take me to that tiger. I will talk to him.” The monkey and the tiger get to the bridge over the river. “Now look down at the water.” Says the monkey. “Do you see the tiger?” “Yes, I do,” cries the old tiger. “I will eat him.” With these words, the tiger jumps into the river.( )1 An old tiger lives ____. A. in the zoo B. in the garden  C. in the forest D. on the farm( )2 How many tigers and monkeys are there in the story? A. Two tigers and two monkeys. B. Two tigers and one monkey. C. One tiger and two monkeys. D. One tiger and one monkey.( )3 Why does the tiger ask the other animals to get him food? Because ____. A. they are afraid of him B. only they can look for some food C. they are his friends D. they like to do so( )4 The monkey ____. A. goes to get something to eat B. gets to the bridge with the tiger C. knows there is another tiger D. tells the tiger to jump into the water( )5 Which of the following is right? A. The tiger is very clever. B. The monkey eats the tiger. C. The tiger eats another tiger. D. The tiger jumps into the water. （二） Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (恐龙) lived on earth. At that time, the whole earth was warm and wet. There were green forests and they could find enough to eat. Gradually（渐渐地）, parts of the earth became cold and dry and the forests there died. Then dinosaurs could not find enough to eat. This must be one reason why dinosaurs died out (灭绝). There may be other reasons that we do not yet know about. Scientists are trying to make more discoveries（发现）about dinosaurs. We now know that dinosaurs were of many sizes and shapes. Some were as small as chickens, while some were about 90 feet long. There were also terrible fights（战争）between dinosaurs! They might have happened more than 100 millions years ago. Though（尽管） no man was there to see any of the fights, we can tell（判断） by the animals’ footprints that fights did happen. ( )1 . When did dinosaurs live on earth?  A. Thousands of years ago B. One million years ago  C . Millions of years ago D. Many years ago ( )2. Millions of years ago, the whole earth was_______________. A. warm and dry