八年级英语竞赛试题阅读短文回答问题练习题30道.docx

八年级英语竞赛试题阅读短文回答问题练习题30道学校名称： 班级： 学号： 姓名： 1 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved reading, and wrote her first story, Rabbit, when she was only six years old. She studied French at university, and then worked as a secretary in London. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train. She started writing the first Harry Potter the next day. In 1992, she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning, and worked as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV reporter and had a daughter called Jessica. Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was unemployed at that time. She wrote in cafes because there were warmer than her small house. After five years she finished the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher，s Stone. The book sold millions of copies all over the world, and J. K. Rowling became very famous.56. When did J. K. Rowling write her first story?. 57. What was J. K. Rowling，s first job? .58. What's J. K. Rowling，s daughter's name?. 59. Why did J. K. Rowling write in cafes? . 60. Why is J. K. Rowling famous? .2 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Walt Disney was born in 1901. The Mickey Mouse created（被仓ij作）in 1927 made him very famous. He died in 1966, but his work and his dreams did not die. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other cartoons.Walt Disney was a man who did not give up easily. One summer, Walt Disney wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, drew some lines on his face. And put on his father? s suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job finally.Later in his life, Mr Disney had a dream, that is, to build a new kind of amusement park. It would be clean and beautiful. There would be rides for children and nice hotels for adults. It would be fun for people of all ages. Mr Disney drew a plan for this park. It was called Disneyland. Engineers told him it was an impossible dream. His family and friends thought he was mad. But Mr Disney did not give up his idea. In 1955, Disneyland opened to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney' s dream come true. there is a very big cake. Jane is looking at it, and feels excited. "Why didn' t they come by then? I told them to come at seven. " Jane said to her mother worriedly. One, two, three . Twenty-five minutes passed. But no one came. Jane ran to the door and opened it. No one was there. When it was half past seven, the doorbell rang. Jane opened the door quickly. "Happy birthday to you! ” they said. And they gave some flowers to Jane. After that, they ate the big cake, apples, oranges, pears, beef and so on. They sang and danced happily. At ten they went home. They all felt tired but happy.1. Were Jane' s friends all at Jane' s home at seven?2. What' s in the middle of the table?3. When did Jane' s friends come?4. What did they give to Jane?5. Did they have a good time?16. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Tom doesn，t like to use his head, so he can't be good at his lessons. His teachers tell Mr. Green about it. He is worried about it.It was Sunday yesterday. Mr. Green didn，t go to work. After lunch he began to talk with his son.“You are nine years old now, said Mr. Green, “When I was nine, I listened to the teachers carefully in class and did all my homework at home. So I could answer all my teachers' questions. I was good at all my lessons. And Miss Brown, our English teacher, liked me very much. I was her pet. “Your teacher was poor, I think, said Tom.How do you know about it?“She couldn，t afford a dog. 41. Why is Tom，s father worried about him?42. When did Tom，s father talk with him?43. Tom，s teachers told Mr. Green about his son，s study in school, didn't they?44. Was Miss Brown Tom，s English teacher?45. Did Tom think Miss Brown was very poor?17. .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution （7亏染）Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even（甚至）hear it.Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. The more people, the more pollution.Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop factories pouring（彳到）dirty water into rivers and putting dirty smoke into the air. Except this （除此之外）, we can do many more things. For example, if there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution, too.The earth is our home. We must take care of it. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。18. Is life today harder than hundreds of years ago?19. In what ways can we know there is pollution around us?20. Why air pollution is the most serious?21. How many kinds of pollution are mentioned（提及）in the passage? What are they?22. What can we do to make less water pollution?18 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：“Yesterday” , the Swedish rock band visited China last week . There was a concert in Hefei. This was their second visit to China. They came to Kunming at this time last year.There were four singers in the Swedish rock band last year, but now there are only three. One of them left the band last week . He broke his left leg .After the concert I met Erik, one of the singers . I asked him , “Why do you call your band 'Yesterday' ?”“We call it “Yesterday' because we like old music . ” Erik answered .I asked, “Why do you sing in English ?”uBecause most Swedish people can speak English . People in many countries can understand English songs. " Erik told me .“Why did you sing a Chinese song at the end of the concert ?”He said, 'T m trying to learn Chinese and I like listening to Chinese songs .I learnt that song when I was in Kunming last year .”1. When did the Swedish rock band get to Hefei ?2. Why do they call their band “Yesterday” ?3. Can the people from different countries understand their songs ?4. How many people in the band were at the concert in Heifei ?5. What did Erik do at the end of the concert ?19 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题: Dear John,Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you enjoyed our holiday with me. We enjoyed having you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able to come again next year. Perhaps you，11 be able to stay longer next time. A week is not really long enough, is it? If your school has five weeks， holiday next year, perhaps you will be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.We have been back at school three weeks now. It feels like three months! I expect that you are both working very hard now because you are in Grade Two now. Tom and Ann won，t be in Grade Two until 2005. They went for a picnic yesterday but I didn，t go with them, because I hurt my foot and I couldn，t walk very well. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there.Tom, Ann and I send our best wishes to you. We hope to see you soon.Yours,Michael51. Who stayed with Michael for a holiday?52. How long did their holiday last for?53. From the sentence It feels like three months!，z, we know that Michael has no interest in learning, right?54. Who will be in Grade Two next year?55. Why didn，t Michael go to the island for a picnic yesterday?20 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：The Wilsons decided to go overseas for vacation. They had a family meeting to plan the vacation.“First, Mr Wilson said, we should decide where we are going. I don，t agree,z/ Mrs Wilson said, I think we should decide when we are going first. We don't want to go to places when they are cold. Mr Wilson agreed, so the family，s first decision was when to go on vacation. They decided to go in July.“Now we can decide where to go, said Mr Wilson.“But, Dad, Ben said, don't you think that where we go depends on （依赖， 取决于）how we go? If we plan to fly, we can go a long way. If we plan to drive, we can't go far. Again, Mr Wilson agreed, and they discussed this. At last they agreed to travel by plane.And so the planning meeting went on. The next day, one of Mr Wilson's friends at work asked, “Where are you going for vacation?”“Well,“ Mr Wilson told him, we are going in summer by plane, but I don't know where we are going!”1. Why did the Wilsons have a family meeting?2. What did they decide first?3. When did they decide to go?4. How did the Wilsons decide to travel?5. What they didn，t decide?21 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Long, long ago there lived an old man. He had a very big orange tree in his garden. On the tree there were many fine oranges.One day the old man found one of the oranges was bigger than the others. It was as big as a watermelon. So he took the big orange to the king. The king was very happy and gave the old man a lot of money for it.When arich man heardof this, he saidto himself, Itis only an orange.Whydid theking give himso much money? IfI take my gold cup to the king, hewill give me much more money for it. The next day when theking got the goldcup, he said tothe rich man, z，Whata beautifulcup! T 11 giveyou something forit. Please takethe great orange. /z39. What did the old man have in his garden?40. What did the old man find one day?41. Who did the old man give the big orange to?42. What did a rich man think when he heard of the story?43. Was the rich man very happy at last?22 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题:The train I was travelling on was already half an hour late. I had to arrive in Vienna at 7:15 in time to catch the 7: 25 train to Paris, but there was no hope of that now. I told the conductor about it. He advised （建议）me to get off two stops before Vienna station and take a taxi. When the time come, the conductor eyen helped me with my bags. He wished me good luck as I jumped off. And a few minutes later, I was racing towards the centre of the city in a taxi. It was almost 7: 25 when we stopped outside the station. I paid the driver quickly, took hold of my bags quickly and hurried inside. "Paris train” was all I had time to say to the official （铁路职员）I saw. You can guess how I feel when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.81. Where did the writer want to go?82. Was there enough （足够的）time for him to catch the 7 25 train to Paris?83. Where did the writer get off the train?84. How did he get to Vienna after he got off the train?85. Was he happy or sad at the end of the story?23 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Sam is a strong man. He likes sports and isn' t often ill. One Sunday he went to visit a place of interest outside the city. On his way home, something was wrong with his motorbike and he had to mend it himself. Suddenly it began to blow and the clouds were flying one after another in the sky. Soon it began to rain heavily. He couldn' t find any houses around and had stand under a tree. When the rain stopped, his clothes were wet through . He felt very cold, and he caught a bad cold when he got home. He went to see a doctor at once. The man looked him over carefully and told him to be in hospital. He stayed there for about one week. He felt very terrible. He wanted to go out for a walk, but the doctor didn' t let him do so.When he got a little better, the nurse told him to walk in the ward（病房）.One day there was nobody in the ward except him, he went out. It was warm that day. The sun was shining and there were a lot of flowers in the hospital. Sam was very happy. Half an hour later he was tired. He went to a garden, and sat on a chair. There was an old woman not far from him. She was reading a newspaper.He came up to her and said, “Could you tell me what the date is today, Granny?”"I' m sorry I didn' t know. ” answered the old woman.“What day is it today, then?”“I don' t know, either. ”“May I read the newspaper?”“It' s no use for you. ” said the old woman, " It' s yesterday' s paper!1. How did Same go to the place of interest? _2. Why did Sam have a bad cold? _3. What did Sam hope to?4. Why did Sam go out?5. Why did Sam want to read the newspaper? 24 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Harry goes out after lunch. He goes in the tree house. But he can' t find his football. He' s sure Nick takes it away. He doesn? t know where they are playing. He comes down and begins to play with his dog Bobby. His father comes out, with a bag in his hand.“Where are you going, Daddy?” asks the boy.“Mr Hill is ill, “ says his father. I' m going to see him. ”Mr Hill has a nice garden. There are all kinds of flowers in it. And the boy likes to pick some there. So he asks his father to take him there. Half an hour later, their car stops at Mr Hi IP s gate and an old man opens the door for them.Mr Hill is in bed. Harry says hello to him and then comes out. Rose, the little daughter of Mr Hili' s, brings him to the garden and picks some flowers for him. The boy is happy and thanks the little girl.“Do you feel like a cup of coffee, Harry?asks Rose.“Look at me carefully, “ says the boy. "Do I look like one?”1. Harry goes out in the a.2. Harry p his football in the tree house.3. Nick k the football is in the tree house, so he takes it away.4. Harry, s father wants to s Mr. Hill.5. Harry goes to Mr. Hili' s to get some f.6. Harry and his father go to Mr. Hili' s by c.7. The two children go to the garden when their f are talking.8. Rose knows Harry 1 flowers and picks some for him.9. Rose asks Harry if he wants to d a cup of coffee.10. Harry t Rose says he looks like a cup of coffee.25 .阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：It' s New Year' s eve. Bob and his classmates are having a party in thei r classroom. Peter is giving food and drinks to Mike and Zhu hi. Zhao Lin i s telling a funny story. Some of the boys are listening to him and they are langhing. Bob is singing an English song. Susan is sitting on a chair in a corner. She, s watching and smiling. They, re all enjoying themselves very much at the party.1. Who are having a party on New Year? s eve?2. What is Peter giving to Mike and Zhu Li?3. Is Zhao Lin telling a funny story?4. Who are listening to Zhao Lin?5. Is Bob singing a Chinese song?6. Where is Susan sitting?7. Is she smiling?8. Are they enjoying themselves at the party?26. 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：Uncle Bill is a pleasant Person. He makes friends with different people. Mr Black is a funny old man. He often tells funny stories to children. The children like him a lot. Mrs Finly is a quiet lady. She never talks too muc h, but she likes talking with Uncle Bill. Robert is a kind-hearted young ma n. He often helps others. Tom is a careless boy. He even forgets meals, but he enjoys helping others Unc