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邵阳市二中八年级上学期英语竞赛试题命题人：蒋晓兰 时量:90分钟 总分：100分一 语法单选（每小题1分，共20分）：1. There _an English Festival in our school this week.A. is going to have B. is going to has C. is going to be D. will have2. What _to them just now?A. was happened B. is happening C. happened D. has happened3. I know youre shorter than your brothers, but you run_.A .more faster B. fastest C. more fast D. fast4. Weshouldfinishtheworkwith_peopleand_money.A .little , few B. fewer, less C. less, fewer D. less, less5. The teacher asked us _football on the street.A. dont play B .not play C. to not play D. not to play 6. Thenumberofthegiant pandasisgetting_.Ifwedonthelpthem,theywilldisappear_afewyears.A.fewerandfewer,in B.less andless,afterC.moreandmore,after D.smallerandsmaller,in7.It was _lovely weather _we decided to go camping.A. such a, that B. so, that C. such ,that D. such ,as 8.There are _books in our school library. A. six thousands B. thousands of C. six thousand of D. thousand of9. The twins look the same _each other, but they are different _many ways.A. with, from B. as, from C. to ,in D. as, in10. The kid is too scared _a word.A. to say B. not to say C. to speak D. not to speak11.This morning I went to school in such a hurry that I _my keys at home.A. left B. forgot C. lost D. leave12.Would you mind my using your dictionary? _.A. Of course not. B. Yes, please. C. Youre welcome. D. My pleasure.13._it is to play sports every afternoon !A. How fun B. What fun C. What a fun D. How a fun14. How _is it from our school to the Better Life Supermarket? About ten _walk.A. long, minutes B. long, minutes C. far , minutes D. far, minutes15.Peter speaks Chinese well indeed, but of course not _a local speaker in China.A. more fluent than B.much fluently than C. as fluent as D.so fluently as16. Doyoubelieve_you?A.whathesaidB.whatdidhesayC.whathespokeD.whathetold17.Themanlivesina_house_,buthedoesntfeel_.A.lonely,alone,lonelyB.lonely,lonely,aloneC.alone,alone,lonelyD.alone,lonely,alone18.Its_towalk_arainforest.A.danger,crossB.endangered,across C.dangerous,acrossD.dangerous,through19.Thepriceofthiscomputeristhe_ofthethree.A.smallestB.cheapestC.highestD.tallest 20._greattimewehave_toeachother!A.What,talkingB.What,totalkC.Whata,talkingD.Whata,totalk二完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）：Thisisafamilyofants(21)_myhouse,butIdontknowwhentheycamehere. Theyworkhardalldaycleaningtheirhouseand(22)_foodoutside.Thereis notalazyoneintheirfamily.Theyare(23)_toeachotherandhelpeachother.Ilikethemverymuchandoftengotoseethem.OnedayIwenttoseetheantsjustbeforeaheavyrain.Theywerebusy(24)_earthintheirmouthstostopupthedooroftheirhouse.Justthentheraincamedown.Iranbackintothehouse.Ithought,“Theantswillbe(25)_.Howheavy(26)_!”Aftertherain(27)_.Iwentouttoseetheants. The(28)_atthedoorkepttherainout.Theywerebusycarryingitaway.Itwaslate,thepeopleallwenthome.Ithoughtthattheantsmust(29)_.Iwenttoseethemagainwiththehelpofthelamp.Theywerestillworking(30)_Whatgood,hard-workingneighborstheyare!()21.A.close B.closely C.farfrom D.closeto()22.A.lookingfor B.lookfor C.lookafter D.lookingafter()23.A.friend B.friendly C.friends D.likely()24.A.carry B.tocarry C.carrying D.carried()25.A.indangerous B.indanger C.inthedanger D.outofdanger()26.A.istherain B.therain C.therains D.therainis()27.A.started B.stopped C. continued D.went on()28.A.food B.earth C.ant D. rain( )29.A. tired B. are tired C .be tired D. be tiring()30.A.quiet B.quietly C.careful D.tired三阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）：AIn December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We plan vacations, and we hope that any goal can be achieved. We make New Years resolutions and set out big goals! If you carry out(执行) your resolution successfully, you can improve your life and change bad habits.What should we do to keep our resolutions? Here are some tips for New Years resolutions:Think about the resolution you made last year.Have you succeeded? If not, why did you fail? Find out the reasons and try this year.Dont let the cup spill over(溢出).Do not create(创造) too many resolutions at a time. Go with one at a time.Let it be for a year not a day.The new year is a time to plan for the whole year. Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days. Once you have made up your mind, try your best to do it!31. When do people usually make New Years resolutions?A. Always on January 1st.B. Only in December.C. At any time of the year.D. At the end or the beginning of a year.32. Why do people make New Years resolutions?A. Because its exciting.B. Because we have to do it.C. Because we can achieve our goals successfully.D. Because it can help us improve our life and change bad habits.33. How can we make sure that we follow our New Years resolutions?A. Always make new resolutions in the new year.B. Make lots of resolutions at the same time.C. Try our best to do it.D. Plan the resolutions we can realize in a very short time.34. What does the underlined phrase “instead of” mean in Chinese?A. 可是B.而不是C. 只是D. 但是35. Whats the best title for the passage?A. New Years ResolutionsB. Try Your Best in the New Year!C. Remember to Make a Plan in the New Year!D. How to Make New Years ResolutionsBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry, so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the result : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information from someone who was there, which can be given in the persons own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效的). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes“he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of the mountain”, he will write“they thundered down the mountainside”. _. Because many of the readers arent very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.36 .From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible , because readers_. A.want to know more about the newsB. take no interest in what has happened C. have no time to read the news carefully D. pay much attention to the result37. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to _. A. word B. newspaperman C. reader D. person 38. Which of the following would best complete (完成)the text ?A. he will keep his writing short B. he wont care about his writingC. he will give nothing but information D. he wont make his writing good enough.39. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller? A. In number of pages. B. In number of readers.C. In size of pages. D. In number of copies40. Which of the following is true?A.Readers are not satisfied with the short news.B.Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C.Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.D.Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.四任务型阅读，每空不超过三词（每小题2分，共10分）：Do you need useful and interesting books? Here weve got plenty for you.Best LearnersThis book can give you the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers and students themselves. Read this book and learn:What the three difficulties in study are and what to do with them.What to do if a subject you are studying doesnt interest you.Twenty-six simple exercises to help you study easily and fast.You will get more from this book. For younger students, you can buy Learn in Study for Beginners. It is easier to understand.How to Keep PetsA pet can be our best friend. Do you have pets in your house? Are they in good shape? This book not only offers you many colorful pictures of lovely pets, but also provides you with the knowledge about:How to choose right pets for yourself.How to build houses or nests (窝) for your pets.How to feed the pets and how to keep them clean.Buy this book and you will learn more.We have many other books on sale. For more information enter www.knowbetter. com. If you buy two or more books at a time, youll get 10% off.Best learnersWhatre the three difficulties in study and how to _(41) with them.What to do if you arent _(42) in a subject you are studying.If you finish the 26 simple exercises, you can study easily and fast. How to keep petsYou should choose the pets you like. Youd better build houses or nests for them.In order to make your pets _(43), you should feed them and keep them clean.The book, Learn in Study for Beginners, is _(44) for younger students to read. If you _(45) more information, you can go to our website. 五词意猜测（每题1分，共5分）：46.All his attempt to unlock the door was futile, because he was using the wrong key.A. useful B. useless C. important D. careless47.On the farm they mainly raise poultry, such as chickens, ducks and geese, for their eggs and meat.A 家畜 B.家禽 C.犬类 D.微生物 48.Mr. White loves to talk, his wife is also as loquacious as him.A. quiet B. shy C. outgoing D. talkative49.He is a punctual boy, but he was late this morning.A. serious B. strong C. clever D. be on time50.About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cant fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia.A. no sleep B. bad sleep C. slow sleep D. sleep with many dreams六脑筋急转弯（每题1分，共5分）：（温馨提示：此题可留在最后做哦！）51.Which letter is a drink?52.What kind of dog never bite or bark(吠叫)？53.Who is closer to you, your mom or your dad? Why?54.Who isnt your sister and isnt your brother, but is still a child of your parents?55.What is clean when it is black but is dirty when it is white?七词汇(共10分)：A)根据句意或提示，补全句子。（每题1分，共5分）56.Eighty _(百分之)of the students like after-school activities.57.Everyone should protect our e_ and fight against air pollution.58.Many boys want to be_(飞行员)when they grow up.59. It seemed i_ for him to work out the problem at once. It was too hard.60.Its _ (必要的)for us to work hard now.B)用所给词适当形式填空。（每题1分，共5分）61. No subject can be learned well _(with)hard wok. 62. .Jack and I_(be)in the teachers office an hour ago. 63. The sports meeting was very _（succeed）.64 The children had fun _ (fly)kites in the sky.65. He was so tired that he _(fall) asleep at his desk.八改错：每题