八年级阅读素养竞赛满分：100分时间：120分钟一语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Haveyoueverfeltuncomfortable?Manyof__1___feeluneasywhensomeonestandstooclose__2__us,talkstoustoo__3__ormakeseyecontactwithusfortoolong.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhythosethingsmakeyouuncomfortable?It’sallaboutpersonalpeace,whichmeansnotonly__4__imaginaryspacearoundthebody,butalsothespacearoundallthe___5___.Peoplefeelthattheirspaceisbeingviolated(侵犯)whentheymeetwithanunwelcomesound,smellorlook.Thisisprobablywhyamanonacrowdedbusshoutingintohismobilephoneorawomannexttoyouputtingonstrongperfume(香水)makesyoufeel__6___.___7___peoplehavehadastrongerwishtoprotecttheirpersonalspaceornotinrecenttimesishardtosay.Yetstudiesofairlinesshowthatpeoplehaveastrongdesire(渴望)tohavespaceto___8___.InasurveybyTripAdvisor,atravelwebsite,peoplesaidthatifthey___9___paymoreforsomeextraservice,theywouldratherhavelargerseatsthanextrafood.Althoughpeoplemayneedtheirpersonalspace,somehardlyrealizeit.Forexample,peopleonabuswhoholdnewspapers__10__theirfacestoreadinfactkeepadistancefromstrangers.Goandwatchalibrarytable.Youwillnotice__11__oneofthecornerseatswillusually__12__first,becausetheyarethefarthestway.Whatifsomeone__13__oppositetoyou?Maybeyouwillpileupbooksasiftomakeawall.Preference(偏好)forpersonalspacearedifferentfromculturetoculture.ScientistshavefoundthatAmericansgenerallyprefermorepersonalspacethanpeoplefrom__14__cultures.InLatin(拉丁人的)cultures,__15__,peoplearemorecomfortablestandingneareachother.1.A.weB.usC.ourD.ours2.A.withB.inC.toD.at3.A.loudnessB.louderC.loudlyD.loudest4.A.aB.anC.theD./5.A.senseB.sensesC.sensingD.sensings6.A.angerB.angryC.angersD.angrily7.A.WhetherB.WhatC.ThatD.Which8.A.themB.theirC.themselvesD.they9.A.hastoB.havetoC.hadtoD.havingto10.A.inthefrontB.infrontC.inthefrontofD.infrontof11.A.thatB.whatC.whereD.if12.A.betakenB.betakingC.takeD.takes13.A.satB.sitC.sitsD.willsit14.A.anotherB.othersC.otherD.theothers15.A.butB.howeverC.eitherD.although二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,I17inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand18hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeople19thisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydon’teatwell.Theywereverygrateful.I20thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade21withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories22mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad23withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther24.Shelookedfora25job,butcouldn’tfindone,asshewastoo26.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher27.Thewoman28onjobhunting,butshestillcouldn’tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher29andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,30,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.16.A.studyingB.planningC.holdingD.taking17.A.helpedB.waitedC.appearedD.washed18.A.orderedB.boughtC.cookedD.finished19.A.hatedB.neededC.collectedD.bought20.A.wantedB.hadC.owned...
