八年级英语阅读竞赛试题ALookatthelightandbeautifulsnowflakes(雪花)falling.Everwantedtoholdtheminyourhands?Theyarealwayslostwhentheymeetyourhands.Well,thisisn’tjustaproblemforyou.ItwasaproblemforWilsonBentley,too.Inthe1870s,WilsonBentleywasjustateenager.HisfamilylivedinasmalltowninnortheastAmerica.Winterstherewerelongandhard.Bentley’smotherwasonceaschoolteacher.Shetaughthimathome.Bentleydidn’tgotoschooluntilhewas14.Hewasaquietboy,andlovedreadinghismother’sbooks.Butitwashismother’smicroscope(显微镜)thatinterestedhim.Whentheotherboyswereplayingwithballs,littleBentleywasstudyingthingslikedropsofwater,flowersandsnowflakes.Bentleylovedwatchingsnowflakes.ForthenexttwoyearsyoungBentleyspentmanywinterdaysinacoldroomwatchingtheseicecrystals(晶体)underhismicroscope.Theboythoughttheyweresobeautifulthathestartedtodrawpicturesofthem.Butthereweresomanysnowflakesthathecouldn’tdrawthemall.Howcouldhekeeptheirbeautyforever?Bentleythoughtofbuyingacamera.Theboyandhismotheraskedhisfathertobuyone.But,hisfatherdidn’tagree.Hethoughtthewholethingwasabadidea.Hethoughttheonlythingafarmershoulddowasfarming.ButfinallyBentleydidgetacamera.Formorethanayearhetriedtotakepicturesofsnowflakes.OnJanuary15,1885,duringasnowstorm,Bentleytookthefirsteverphotoofanicecrystalwithhiscamera.“Itwasthegreatestmomentofmylife,”Bentleysaidlater.For13years,Bentleyworkedquietlyandtookthousandsofphotosoficecrystals.Laterhebecameknownas“Snowflake”Bentley.根据短文，选择最佳答案：()1.Thebesttitleforthispassageis____.A.SnowflakePhotosB.SnowflakeBoyC.LongandHardWintersD.TeenagePhotographer()2.WecantellfromthestorythatBentley’sfatherwas____.A.afarmerB.afunnymanC.anathleticmanD.aschoolteacher()3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBentleyistrue?A.Hedidn’tgetanykindofeducationasachild.B.Hewasbornintoarichfamily.C.Hewasthefirstpersontotakephotosofsnowflakes.D.Hewasfascinatedbythebeautyofsnowflakes.()4.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkBentleywas?A.Hewasoutgoing.B.Hewastooserious.C.Hewasinterestedinlearning.D.Hewasverywarm-hearted.()5.The“icecrystals”inthethirdparagraphrefersto“____”.A.waterdropsB.raindropsC.flowersD.snowflakesBThesunisalwaysshining.Butitcanonlyshineononesideoftheearthatonetime.Whenthesunisshiningononesideoftheearth,itisnightontheotherside.Atnight,youcanseethestars(星星).Thestarsareintheskyallday.Butthelightfromthesunissobrightthatyoucan’tseethem.Whennightcome,thereisnolight,andthestarsarebrightenoughtosee.Thestarslookverysmall.Butsomeofthemareevenbiggerthanthesun.Theylooksmallbecausetheyaresofarawayfromyou.Bigthingslookmuchsmallerwhentheyarefaraway.Thesuniscloser(近)totheearththanotherstars,soitlooksbigger.()1．Whenitisnight,thesun________.A.doesn’tshineB.shinesforashorttimeC.disappears(消失)D.shinesontheothersideoftheearth()2．Wecan’tseethestarsintheskyatdaytime(白天)because________.A.therearenostarsthereB.thestarsaremuchsmallerthanthesunC.thebrightlightfromthesunmakesthemnotseen(被看见)D.thestarscomeoutonlyatnight()3．Thestarslooksmallbecause________.A.theyarefarawayB.theyaresmallC.theyhavenolightD.theyareinthesky()4．Smallthingsmaylook________whentheyareclose.A.biggerB.smallC.nearD.faraway()5．Thesunlooksbiggerthanotherstarsbecause________.A.it’sbiggerB.it’sfarawayintheskyC.itgivesmuchbrightlightD.it’sclosertotheearththanotherstarsCThebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishist...
