兰江中学阅读竞赛选拔赛八年级英语问卷一、完形填空（共20小题，计40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳
选项。Thesoundoftherainhittingthewindowswakesmeupandits
oundsjustexactlyasitdidfifteenyearsago,which1methin
kofmygirlhood.Itwasmyseconddayof2anditwasraining
heavily.IcouldnotresistthehabitIhadathome,soIfella
sleeprightatmy3.Iwokeuptofindmyselfnotintheclassro
ombutcarriedonDad’sback.Wewere4home.Itwasthelast
timeIwas5tohim.Afterthat,Ithoughthenevercarriedmeor
huggedmeasotherfathersdidtotheirchildren.However,Iwas
notbotheredmuchbythis6.Iwasproudofit,forIfelt
7and“grownup.”However,therewere8whenIfeltdepressedb
ynothavingsoughtcomfortfromhim.Oneday,IwaswritingChin
esecharactersashomework.Ihateddoingthismorethananything
.Dadcameandstoodbehindmeforamoment,9mescratching
(乱吐，勾抹)thepaper.Thenhesaid,“Thiskindofwritingneeds10.Y
ourwritingisnotstrongenough.Pressharder.”Ifollowhis11
forthenexttwoweeks,but12Icouldseelittleimprovement
.SoIfollowedmyownmethodagain-the13way.Hisadvicedidno
timprovemywritingbutour14.AsIgrewolder,Ifoundoutth
athehadfinishedhis15inGrade6,whichwasthehighestgra
deintownthen,sohewasconsideredtobea16.Peopleused
toaskhimtowritesomethingtoputonthewalls,butheneverf
eltveryuseful.Heoftensaidtome,“Asyoucansee,thisfami
lyisgoingtodependonyou.Weare17toimproveyouanything
foryourfuture.Yourhavetoget18tochangethelifeforyour
self.”Asaresultofhis19,Ihave20itthroughhighschoo
landthroughcollege.()1.A.madeB.askedC.showedD.taug
ht()2.A.graduationB.employmentC.collegeD.school()3.
A.dormitory(寝室)B.doorC.deskD.bed()4.A.atB.alreadyC.B
eyond(超过）D.halfway()5.A.closeB.nearC.happyD.relaxed(
)6.A.gapB.thoughtC.actionD.accident()7.A.lo
nelyB.depressed(沮丧）C.independentD.comfortable()8.A.
timesB.placesC.peopleD.things()9.A.helpingB.directingC
.watchingD.blaming()10.A.skillB.patienceC.timeD
.practice()11.A.introductionB.mannerC.spiritD.advice
()12.A.evenB.whileC.stillD.though()13.A.
difficultB.slowC.efficient(有效率的）D.fast()14.A.relati
onshipB.friendshipC.thoughtD.life()15.A.schoolingB
.lifeC.hopeD.expectation()16.A.writerB.
scholarC.scientistD.specialist()17.A.tiredB.gla
dC.uselessD.ready()18.A.aneducationB.arichbo
yfriendC.awell-paidjobD.agoodwriting()19.A.help
B.expectationsC.examinationD.watch()20.A.succeeded
B.gotC.madeD.found二、阅读理解（共20小题，计60分）ASincethe1970s,scie
ntistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomput
ers.Braincomputerinterface(BCI)technologycouldhelppeoplew
ithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.Recently,tworesearch
ers,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnic
SchoolinLausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示)asmallrobot
icwheelchairdirectedbyaperson’sthoughts.Inthelaboratory,
Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghis
leftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicle
andguideditwithhisthoughts.“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnerve
cells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord(脊髓)tothemu
sclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesor
otherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfrom
reachingthemuscles.’Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledp
eopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevi
ces.”Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thishe
adcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp(头皮)andsendsthem
toacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandst
hemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthat
identifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttoco
mmandsfromthebrain.Prof.Millan,theteamleader,saysscienti
stskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsi
gnalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands.“Thepracticalpossibi
litiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroup
edintwocategories:communication,andcontrollingdevices.One
exampleisthiswheelchair.”Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.
Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisa
technologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteet
hattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.()21
.BCIisatechnologythatcan________.A.helptoupdatecompute
rsystemsB.linkthehumanbrainwithcomputersC.helpthedisabl
edtorecoverD.controlaperson''sthoughts()22.HowdidTavel
laoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?A.Bycontrollinghis
muscles.B.Bytalkingtothemachine.C.Bymovinghishand.D.By
usinghismind.()23.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepathof
thesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?A.scalp→computer→cap→wheel
chairB.computer→cap→scalp→wheelchairC.scalp→cap→computer→wheelc
hairD.cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair()24.Theteamwilltestw
ithrealpatientsto________.A.makeprofitsfromthemB.provet
hetechnologyusefultothemC.makethemlivelongerD.learnabou
ttheirphysicalcondition()25.Whichofthefollowingwouldb
ethebesttitleforthetext?A.Switzerland,theBCIResearchCe
nterB.NewFindingsaboutHowtheHumanBrainWorksC.BCICouldM
eanMoreFreedomfortheDisabledD.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelpt
oCureBrainInjuriesBOneyear,acollegeintheUnitedStates
announcedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyforthepurewhitem
arigold(金盏花).Thehighrewardattracted(吸引）somanypeople,buti
nthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisno
teasytogetthewhiteone.Soaftertheywereexcitedforatim
e,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.Onenormaldayafte
r20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seedsofpurew
hitemarigold.Itturnedouttobeanoldwomanofover70years
old.Someexpertsinthecollegedoubtedit,butinordernotto
letherdown,thoseseedsfinallytookrootintheearth.Themir
acleappearedafteroneyear;thefieldwascoveredbypurewhite
marigold.Therefore,theoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothe
publicbecameanewfocus.Theoldwomanwasaflower-lover.When
shereadtheannouncement20yearsago,shegotveryexcitedlik
eothers.Buthereightchildrenweretotallyagainstherdecisio
n.Afterall,awomanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics(遗传学)could
n’tcompletewhattheexpertscouldneverdo,soherthoughtwas
onlyadaydream.Still,theoldwomandidn’tchangehermindand
wentonworking.Sheplantedsomeofthemostcommonseedsandt
ookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigoldcameout,
shechoseonefaintest(最暗淡的)fromthosegoldenandbrownflowers
andgotthebestseed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandcho
se...Dayafterday,yearafteryear,throughmanyseasons,theol
dwoman’shusbanddied,herchildrenflewfar,alotofthingsha
ppenedinherlife,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemari
goldtookrootinherheart.Finally,after20yearsonthedayw
eallknow,inthegardenshesawamarigold,whichwasnearlywh
ite,butaswhiteassilverorsnow.Aproblemevenexpertscould
n’tdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn’tunderstandge
netics.Wasitamiracle?Totakerootintheheart,eventhemos
tcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!()26.Accordingtothe
passage,_____marigoldisunusual.A.whiteB.purpleC.brown
D.golden()27.Theunderlinedpart“focus”isclosest
inmeaningto“centerof_____”.A.energyB.activityC.attention
D.creativity()28.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat____
_______.A.thechildrendidn’tagreeontheirmother’sdecisionB.
thewomanneededthegreatrewardforherbigfamilyC.theexper
tsalsosucceededingrowingthewhitemarigoldD.thewomantook
goodcareoftheflowersinsteadofherfamily()29.Thewoman
successfullygrewthewhitemarigoldatlastbecauseshe______A
.wasluckierthanexpertsB.putherheartintoflowersC.gotsup
portfromherfamilyD.studiedtheseedgeneticswell()30.The
passagemainlytalksabout_______.A.thedifficultiesofgetting
thewhitemarigoldB.thepossibilityofgoingbeyondexpertsC
.theunforgettabledevelopmentofmarigoldD.theimportanceof
holdingontodreamsCAmericaisamobilesociety.Friendshipsbet
weenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsitua
tionschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.Ifthesametwope
oplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefri
endship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand
,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmay
becomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobo
thfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersatthei
rhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenj
oywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客
)easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAm
ericansisthatalthoughtheyreceiveuswarmly,theydon’tshow
theirpolitenesstousifitrequiresmuchtime.However,wemay
begenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappeara
tairportseveninthemiddleofthenight.TheAmericans,howeve
r,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmana
gethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdaily
routine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromthe
airporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillpho
nethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewi
llbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospita
bly.FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoi
nviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptf
orpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!(
)31.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmerican
B.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent()32.Whichofthefollo
wingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Friendships
betweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.F
riendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.
Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D
.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralo
ngbreak.()33.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat
whenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillp
robablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offereda
ridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtod
innerinarestaurant()34.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“gener
ouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean？A.strictwith
timeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospe
ndtime()35.Whatisprobablyasuitabletitleforthispassag
e?A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmerican
sC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoff
riendshipsDDidyoutravelabroadduringtheMayDayholiday?Asi
tisbecomingeasiertogetvisastoforeigncountries,moreand
moreChinesepeoplearetravelingabroadduringtheholidays.How
ever,somecountriesarenotsowelcomingtoChinesetourists.A
recentsurveyof5,600peoplefromfivecountriesshowedthatthe
Chinesepeoplearethesecondmostunpopulartourists,justbehi
ndtheUScitizens.What’swrongwithus?“TheChinesealwaysli
kestayingtogetherandtalkingveryloudly,”DaiBinoftheChin
aTourismAcademytoldChinesemedia.Infact,thisisjusttheti
poftheiceberg.Chinesetouristshaveabadreputation(名声)abro
adformanyreasons.ZhangMinjie,atourguide,wasembarrassed
whenheledagroupofChinesetouriststoSingapore.“Ayoungm
anspithisgumout.Whenhewasabouttoleave,thepolicecaugh
thimandfinedhim20Singaporedollars(102yuan),”Zhangtold
QianjianginEveningNews.SomeChinesealsolittereverywherean
djumpqueues.Someliketowriteonfamousbuildings.InHongKo
ng,manylocalpeoplecomplainthattouristsfromtheChinesemai
nlandspitandsmokeinnon-smokingareas.Noneoftheseproblems
helpthereputationofChinesepeopletravelingabroad.However,
therearestillplentyofthoughtfulChinesetourists,whobehav
erespectfullywhenvisitingfamousplaces,takingafewphotosb
eforemovingontothenextspot.Althoughwespendmoneytoenjo
yourselves,itdoesn’tmeanwecandoanythingwewant.Alltrav
elersshouldrespectlocalcustomsandtakecareoftheenvironme
nt.()36.Accordingtothesurvey,whichcountry’speopleareth
eleastpopulartourists?A.Canadians.B.Australians.C.America
ns.D.Chinese.()37.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“thisi
sjustthetipoftheiceberg”mean?A.thisisonlythebeginning
oftheproblemB.thishappensonthetopoftheicemountain?C.
theChinesegettogetherandtalkloudly?D.theChinesehavea
badreputationabroad()38.WhatareParagraphs5and6mainly
about?A.Singapore’sstrictsystem?B.smokingproblemsindiffer
entcountriesC.howtohavegoodmanners?D.someChinesetourist
s’badbehaviorsabroad?()39.WhichisNotthereasonwhyChin
esetouristshaveabadreputationabroad?A.Chinesealwayslik
etalkingveryloudlyB.SomeChineselittereverywhereC.SomeC
hinesesmokeinnon-smokingareasD.Chinesebuytoomanythings(
)40.Inwhichpageofanewspapercanyoumostprobablyreadt
hispassage?A.SportsB.MannersC.NatureD.Stories三、任务型阅读：（共
10小题，计20分）A阅读文章，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（2项多余）Althoughproblemsar
eapartofourlives,itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthem
ruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheother,you’llhavetosta
ndupandsay–problem,Idon’twantyouinmylife.41?Problem
swithfriends,parents,girlfriends,husbands,andchildren–th
elistgoeson.Apartfromthese,theinnerconflictswithinours
elveswork,too.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscome
indifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.Butgoodnewsisth
atallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosol
veyourproblems.Talk,itreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkis
thatourproblemcanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalking
isgoingtohelp.?42Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.Writ
eyourproblems.??43Whenyouwritedownyourproblems,youare
settingfreeallthetension(紧张）fromyoursystem.Youcantryth
rowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.Bydoing
this,imagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlife.
Don’tlosefaithandhope.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlife,don’
tlosefaithandhope.Evenifyouloseallyourmoney,family…y
oushouldstillhavefaith.??44Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.
Nomatterwhatproblemyougetinlife,thereareanotheronemil
lionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.?45Yourproblem
smightjustseembigandworse,butinrealitytheycanberemov
ed.Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblem,howev
erbigorsmall,alwayshasawayout.Butthetruthisthatwhen
youtalkaboutit,you’resettingfreethenegativeenergiestha
thavebeengatheringwithinyou.
B.Whenwehaveaproblem,apressing,critica
l,urgent,life-threateningproblem,howdowetryandsolveit?C
.Tellyourself:whentheycandealwiththem,whycan’tI?D.Of
course,we’vebeenfightingproblemseversincewewereborn.E.W
ecanoftenovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakinga
directattack.F.Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehel
pifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.G.Withfaithandhope,youcanrebuildeverythingthatyoulose.B从Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ和Ｅ中选择符合文字内容的图示，并将答案写在对应题号的横线上。()46.Activity1---------◇Holdarmsstraightouttothesides◇Moveyourarmsincircles.◇Comebacktothestartingpositionandmoveyourarmsintheotherdirection.()47.Activity2--------◇Raiseonefootbackward,andholditwithonehand.◇Breatheandslowlypullyourfoottoyourhip.◇Trytokeepbothkneestogether.()48.Activity3-------◇Standwithsomespaceinfrontofandbehindyou.Movethetopofyourbodydownward.◇Keepyourbackstraightandreachforyourfeetwithbothhands.◇Holdthisforabouthalfaminute.()49.Activity4------◇Takeonestepforwardwithyourrightfoot.◇Putyourhandsontherightkneeandpress.◇Dotheactioninthesamewaywithyourleftfoot.()50.Activity5--------◇Standwithfeetshoulder-widthapart.◇Raisebotharmsoverhead.◇Holdforabouthalfaminuteandrelax.ABCDE完形填空：ADCDABCACBDCDAABCABC阅读BDCBCACABDBDCDDCADDB任务型阅读：DAFGCEDACB6 |
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