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初二年级英语学科阅读竞赛试题
(一)
One morning Mr. Black is driving in the country and looking for a small hotel. When he sees an old man on the side of the road, he stops his car and says to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun hotel .Do you know it?”
“Yes,” the old man says. “I will show you the way.” He gets into Mr. Black’s car, and they drive about twelve miles. When they come to a small house, the old man says, “Stop here.” Mr. Black stops and looks at the house.” But this isn’t a hotel,” he says to the old man.
“No,” the old man answers. “This is my house. And I’ll show you the way to the hotel. Turn around（转回去）and go back nine miles. Then you’ll see the hotel.” ( ) 1.What is Mr. Black doing that morning?
A. He is walking in the country. B. He is driving a small car. C. He is going to see a friend. D. He is looking for a hotel. ( ) 2. Mr Black asks the old man______.
A. to take his car B. the way to a hotel C. the way to a small house D. the way back home
( ) 3. Why does the old man ask Mr. Black to stop in front of the small house? A. They get to the hotel. B. He is too hungry.
C. The small house is his. D. He finds they go the wrong way. ( ) 4. It’s about_____ miles from the street to the Sun Hotel. A. twelve miles B. nine miles
C. three miles D. twenty-one miles ( ) 5. Which one is right?
A. Mr. Black wants to drive the old man to his home. B. The old man doesn’t know the way.
C. Mr. Black wants to go to the Moon Hotel.
D. Mr. Black has to go back nine miles to find the hotel.
(二)
Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy’s mother and her husband gave the boy a name-Benjamin.
Benjamin was the brightest of all the children. He could read when he was five
and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.
In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths. He read all his father’s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented（发明） the paddles (桨形工具) for swimming. ( ) 6.From this passage, Benjamin was a A. driver B. violinist C. teacher D. inventor
( ) 7. There were children in the family.
A. five B. six C. eleven D. twelve
( month of the year 1706.
A. first B. sixth C. seventh D. fifth
( ) 9. Benjamin maths when he was in school.
A. did well in B. did well at
C. didn’t do well in D. didn’t do well at
( ) 10. Benjamin much money books.
A. spent, on B. cost, buying C. took, buy D. pay, off
(三)
Today is Sunday, so Peter doesn’t go out. He asks his parents about the traditional Chinese clothes. Mother tells him that Qipao is the traditional dress for women in China. It is usually made of colorful silk and sometimes made of cotton. Many women in the West like it very much too. Father can
remember that all the VIPs wore Tang suit (唐装) at APEC in Shanghai. They all looked smart in the traditional Chinese
clothes. Many young people find it cool to wear the clothes in their own styles. Peter’s cousin says the modern clothes are better. Finally, they think the fashion should be comfortable first.
( ) 11. Where does Peter talk with his parents?
A. At home. B. At school. C. At APEC in Shanghai. D. At a fashion show.
( ) 12. Qipao is usually made of _____________.
A. cotton B. leather
C. silk
D. paper
