05~06年度初三英语阅读竞赛
南屏中学
（A）
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward (倒行)!” He cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。
（ ）1、Tom went into the station cafe because .
A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
（ ）2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelve
C．Half past eleven D．Half past one
（ ）3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find .
A．the time is right B．it’s going slower
C．it’s going backward D．it’s going faster
（ ）4、Which of the following is true?
A．Tom arrived in Paris on time
B．The next bus would leave in half an hour
C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer
D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
（ ）5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?
A．The Mirror of the Station
B．Not A Careful Man
C．Missing A Bus
D．The Clock In The Mirror
(B)
Nov. 10， 1998
Francis，
Hello！How are you？ It was good to hear from you. Have the flood waters gone down?
The hurricanes (the big winds) have not hit us very hard. We did not have school one day because we thought Hurricane George was going to hit us, but it only rained. We also got rain from Hurricane Mitch. Now the weather is mostly in the 70s (Fahrenheit). It stays warm in Florida all year long.
I just got back from visiting my sister in Tennessee. I applied for teaching jobs up there because I’d really like to move up there after I graduate in May.
I hope this letter finds you healthy and happy.
Mandy Hamilton
( )6. “Hurricane” means a kind of .
A. rain B. cloud C. snow D. wind
( )7. The weather in Florida is almost every day.
A. warm B. hot C. cool D. cold
( )8. Mandy is a now.
A. student B. teacher C. worker D. doctor
( )9. She will graduate in months.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 10 D. 11
( )10. She wants to work in .
A．Washington B. New York C. Florida D. Tennessee
（C）
When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
( )11、Mr. David’s house was that many tourists came to see it.
A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting D．such interesting
( )12、Mr. David put a notice on the window in order .
A．to drive the visitors away
B．to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C．to let visitors come in and look round
D．to get some money out of the visitors
( )13、The notice made the visitors .
A．more interested in his house
B．lost interest in his house
C．angry at the unfair price
D．feel happy about the price
( )14、After Mr. David put up the notice .
A．the visitors didn’t come any longer
B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C．more and more tourists came for a visit
D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit
( )15、At last he had to sell his house and move away because .
A．he did not like it at all
B．he could not work as a guide
C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D．he could not live a quiet life in it
( D )
We each have a memory（记忆力）. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
( )16、Some people can easily learn many things by heart because .
A．they always sleep very well B．they often eat good food
C．they read a lot of books D．they have very good memories
( )17、Everybody learns his mother language .
A．at the age of six B．when he is a small child
C．after he goes to school D．when he can read and write
( )18、Before a child can speak, he must .
A．read and write B．make sentences
C．hear and remember the sounds D．think hard
( )19、In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because .
A．they have no good memories B．they have no recorders
C．they have too much time for it D．they are busy with other subjects
( )20、Your memory will become better and better .
A．if you have plenty of good food
B．if you do more and more exercises
C．if you do morning exercises every day
D．if you get up early
( E )
Of all the stars the sun is the nearest to the earth. Millions of other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun. They look small only because they are much farther away. You can't see them in the daytime. But if you go out at night, you'll be able to see thousands of them.
The earth is one of the sun's planets, and the moon is our nearest neighbour in space, and men have visited it already. No man has travelled farther than the moon, but spaceships without people have reached other planets.
Many countries have sent up man-made satellites to circle the earth. With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science.
Our country sometimes uses man-made satellites to send and receive TV programmes. This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.
（ ）21. The sun looks bigger and brighter than other stars because
A. it is much farther away from other stars
B. of all the stars ~t is the nearest to us
C. we can't see millions of them
（ ）22. One of the planets of the sun is
A. the earth B. the moon C. the spaceship
（ ）23. Man-made satellites can help us
A. to visit the stars
B. to get to other planets
C. to do much research
（ ）24. China has sent up man-made satellites
A. to send and receive TV programmes
B. to circle the moon
C. to travel to other stars
（ ）25. Which is true?
A. The sun has only one planet.
B. Our nearest neighbour in space is the moon.
C. We can see thousands of stars in the daytime.
(A). B, A, C, D, D
(B). D, A, A, B, D
(C). C, A, A, C, D
(D). D, B, C, D, B
(E) . B, A, C, A, B