人教版八年级英语下册期末竞赛试题和答案

1、人教版八年级英语下册期末竞赛试题及答案（满分150分，时间：120分钟）第一部分：知识运用（共两节；满分 50分）第一节：单项填空。（共30小题；每小题1分，满分30分）从A、R C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Hangzhou is most beautiful city, where you can see famousWest Lake.A. a; theB. a; /C. the; aD. /; the2. When she came back home, she found her little son in the corner of the room.A.

2、cryB. cried C. cryingD. to cry3. Jim, when shall we go to the park this weekend?I really don ' t mind. Saturday Sunday is OK.A. Both; and B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. Not; but4. took his first step into in 1961.A. Man; space B. The man; space C. Man; the space D. Men; a space5. The city is i

3、t was ten years ago.A. three times as big asB. three times so larger thanC. as three times larger thanD. larger three times than6. Each of the foreigners holds a fork in one hand and a knife in.A. othersB. the othersC. the otherD. another7. Don't worry. I can do it myself.A. It's wellB. Help

4、 yourself C. Thats a piece of cakeD. It'shard8. Li Lei realized important for him to get up early to do some exercise.A. itB. thatC. oneD. this9. There is wrong with this computer. It works well.A. something B. everything C. anythingD. nothing10. Tom is table. He is having lunch by himself. A. f

5、romB. onC. atD. for11. I hope Tim can come to my birthday party. Then we a much happiertime.A. haveB. hadC. will haveD. have had12. The shoes were very dirty, so I asked them to take them off before theywent into house.A. boys ' ; John ' sB. boys ' ; Johns ' C. boy ' s; Johns 

6、9; D. boy ' s; John' s13. What a surprise! It ' s that Itimere met the beautiful girl this week.A. threeB. thirdC. the threeD. the third14. Driving a car is so difficult for me!Come on. The more you practice, the it will be.A. easyB. easierC. easilyD. more easily15. A number of volunteer

7、s willing to teach in Chinas rural areas.Yes, the number is getting.A is; bigger and biggerB. are; bigger and biggerC is; more and moreD are; more and more16. Every year a lot of tourists travel to the Dongqian Lake, because is place.A. so a beautifulB. so beautifulC. so beautiful aD. a such beautif

8、ul17. When you are in trouble, remember to. Two heads are better than one.A. make a decision B. make a choice C. ask for help D. give advice 18. do you call your parents?Very often, and each time, five minutes.A. WhenB. How longC. How manyD. Howoften 19. Is Mr Li at home?No, he be in. He went to New

9、 York yesterday.A. mustn'tB. may notC. needn'tD. can't20. Let's go to the library after school, ?A. shall we B. shan't weC. will youD. wont you21. The box is too heavy to carry. Whats in it?Oh, it is books.A. filled withB. covered withC. used forD.asked for22. 一 Peter, the light

10、in your room the whole night. What were you doing?一Oh, I was busy writing a report.A. turns onB. turned onC. is onD.was on23. It's too hot. What about having a glass of cold drink?A. Good idea B. Me, tooC. Thats right D. No problem24. Would you like to go to the movie with me?Id love to, I m afr

11、aid I have no time.A. soB. butC. andD. because25. The camera doesnt work. Youd better ask Mr Wang for help.I , but he said he couldn't fix it.A. wasB. askedC. willD. did26. Julia, will you please go and move that desk?A. How is it?is it?B. How much?C. What for?D. What27.1 t is to jump into a riv

12、er in summer!A. How funB. How funny C. What great fun D. What a greatfun28. His friend Mary was kind him. It was very kind her to helphim to read and write.A. to, for B. for, to C. with, ofD. to, of29. It's so cold today!Yes. And the radio says there this afternoon.A. is snowyB. is going to snow

13、C. is going to have snowD. is going to be snow30. Can I help you? .A. Yes, help meB. No, don't help meC. Yes, I want to buy a dressD. That s all right第二节：完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面2篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从3150各题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。In the US, when your school doesnt have a bus, and you live too far

14、to walk, you need a carpool 时车）.A carpool is a group of 31 sharing a car to school in the morning. There are 32 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driving the kids in their cars.Teamwork 触作）is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make 33 late for class. If you sit

15、 in the car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you' ll probably get a little 34 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the same way when you keep them waiting.You learn a great 35 in responsibility （责任）in the carpool before schoolever starts.31. A. teachers32. A. usually33. A. another34.

16、 A. worried35. A. useB. driversB. hardlyB. the otherB. angryB. jobC. studentsC. alreadyC. the othersC. tiredC. workD. peopleD. alsoD. othersD. happyD. lessonBOne day, a poor boy was selling goods door to door to pay for school. He was_ 36_ so he decided to beg 忆讨）for a meal at the next house. Howeve

17、r, he 37 his mind when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he 38 for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she 39 him a large glass of 40. He drank it slowly, and then asked,“ How muchyouu? owe （“You don ' t owe me anything, 41 she “Mother has taught me 42 to acce

18、pt pay for a kindness. " The boy was greatlyand left. Years later the young woman became badly ill and had to be sent to a . 44 in a big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly was 45 . He recognized 伏出）her at once and made up his mind to do his best to 46 her life. From that day on, he gave special atten

19、tion to her illness.After a long time, the woman got 47 . When the bill (账单)was sent to her room, she was 48 to open it 49 it might take the rest of her life to pay it off. After a long time she saw some 50 on the side of the bill.Paid in full with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy ran do

20、wn her face.36. A. hungryB. thirstyC. tiredD. bored37. A. lostB. closedC. drewD. changed38. A. lookedB. askedC. workedD. paid39. A. lentB. soldC. broughtD. fed40. A. teaB. milkC. coffeeD. water41. A. answeredB.addedC. questionedD. ordered42. A. oftenB. alwaysC. neverD. seldom43. A. excitedB. surpris

21、edC. disappointedD. moved44. A. schoolB. churchC. marketD. hospital45. A. studyingB. workingC. livingD. staying46. A. saveB. giveC. findD.spend47. A. fatB. happyC. wellD. pretty48. A. eagerB. afraidC. luckyD. glad49. A. becauseB. whileC. althoughD. since50. A. lettersB. numbersC. wordsD. picturesMan

22、y young people smoke because they think it is cool. Cool people sometimes 1 aJot in movies , but they don't smoke in real life. Some stars like Jackie Chan don't think it is cool at all. And 2 stars likeYao Ming don t smoke cigarettes, 3 they are still very cool .Sometimes people start smoki

23、ng because their friends ask them to do so, or they see 4people doing it. But if some people jumped off a bridge, would you follow them ? Of course not . Some people think that smoking can stop stress( 压力).But there are 5 ways to stop stress.6j is a way. Exerciserelaxes your muscles(肌肉).Next time if

24、 you feel stress from school , go for a run! Exercise is 7 a good way to help you stop smoking if you have already started.Also you will save money 8 not smoking . You can spend it on much more fun things like music, clothes or nice food. If you want to 9 smoking, tell your friends so. They can help

25、 you. If they are good()1.A. smokeB. smokesC. smoked()2. A. movieB. singingC. sports()3.A. andB. butC. or()4. A. otherB. othersC. theother()5.A. fewB. lessC. better()6. A. SmokingB. ExerciseC.Running()7.A. tooB. also C. already()8. A. byB. onC. with()9.A. give awayB. give outC. give up ()10. A. diff

26、icultB. importantC. easyfriends, they will help. Millions of people have already given up smoking-it is not10 if you try hard.第二部分：阅读理解（第一节 20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50 分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（ A B、C和D）中，选出最佳 选项。AI live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend s ho

27、use. It was just after four o'clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button （按钮）12.The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn't understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudl

28、y. But nobody answered.Then suddenly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far aw

29、ay. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm 火灾警报）.I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to God quietly, Just get me out of here. Ill never be bad again.Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. Ho

30、w long have you been in there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But havert you learned to read at your school?' He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said,Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, March 13”51. Wh

31、at happened to the lift?A. It had a fire accident.B. It stopped half way.C. It was turned off by the writer.D. It moved fast up to the top floor52. As the situation went on, the writer became.A. more and more scaredB. calmer and calmerC. more and more boredD. clearer and clearer53. Why did a bell ri

32、ng from far away?A. The lift was to start again.B. The repair worker rang the liftalarm.C. The building was on fire.D. The writer pressed the lift alarm bell.54. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?A. The writer. B. The writer's friend. C. The man. D. The w

33、riter s father.55. After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had.A. escaped a fire accidentB. made a silly mistakeC. visited a dishonest friendD. pressed a wrong buttonBBelow are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which one d

34、o you think is the best?think being healthy is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the 】oney wegive is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and betterhealth care.-Robin, aged 16,Birminghamthink the most important thing is to improve the education of t

35、he African countries. There isan old saying, If you give a man a fish, yod ll feed him for a day. If you teach him how tofish, youll feed him for lifetime. " We need to help people to help themselves, not ustthrow money at the problem when it appears.Rebecca, aged 15, LiverpoolPeople seem to gi

36、ve a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster (灾难)ike the earthquake. It s good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone shouldgive a small part of their salary(X9?) to charity. If everyone did that, it would make a big difference.Mary, aged 14, StratfordGiving mone

37、y to charity can help, but it s not the fihal answer. I think what these countriesetoneed is a good government.-Bethany, aged 16, NewcastThe best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers help the people to help themselves.Robert, aged 16, Cardiff56. Who pays more atten

38、tion to Africans' health care?A. Mary.B. Robin.C. Rebecca.D. Robert.57. Which two children have the similar opinions?A. Mary and Rebecca.C. Rebecca and Bethany.B. Bethany and Mary.D. Rebecca and Robert.58. What does Rebecca mean by sayingWe need to help people to help themselves''?A. We

39、should help the teachers in Africa to improve their teaching ways.B. We should help people in Africa to build a good government.C. We should help the African people develop skills to make a living.D. We should help the African people build more schools.59. What is Mary's opinion?A. Everyone shou

40、ld do what they can to help the African people.B. It is not good for people to give so much money to the African people.C. It is very important to have a good government.D. We can send more teachers there to help the African people.60. Where are these suggestions posted?A. In the textbook.B. In the

41、guidebook.C. On the website.D. In the magazine.CFor middle school students in China, its really easy to spend money. There are so many things, such as the latest brand-name牌)clothes, video games, expensive handbags and backpacks and so on.The habit of spending money is an easy one to get into, but l

42、ike most habits, its hard to break. When I was a middle school student, I spent lots of money on stuff (things) that I thought was cool but I didn t really need. I had some fun. But I could have had more fun if I hadn t wasted so much money.When something is the latest and greatest, you want it at o

43、nce because its new. And you don t want to wait till it s old. The problem is that the latest fashions usually cost a lot to follow. But once you own the stuff, it goes out of fashion very, very quickly. How many things do you have in your bedroom that you don t use so much, even though they cost qu

44、ite a lot?A good test of whether something should be bought is to have yourself wait a few weeks before buying it. You ll be amazed how many things that you want to have very much just become uninteresting. And you ll be even more amazed how much money you can save to spend on stuff that you really

45、like and use for a long time. You ll also find that the expensive stuff is not the coolest stuff at all and its just the most expensive.61. The writer holds the idea that .A. students should never buy the most expensive stuffB. the fashions are all made for young studentsC. students should wear the

46、clothes in fashionD. the latest fashions are not always useful62. The third paragraph tells us fashions .A. come fast and disappear fast, tooB. are attractive to students because they are expensiveC. mean making moneyD. can make students have good habits of saving money 63. According to the passage,

47、 which statement is TRUE?A. Chinese middle school students all like the latest fashions.B. Its not easy to form a good habit of spending money.C. Young students keep themselves from spending money on the expensive stuff.D. Young students always think twice before spending money on stuff.64. From the

48、 passage, we can infer 推断 () the writer .A. is careful in spending moneyB. is a Chinese middle school studentC. owns lots of the latest fashionable stuffD. is trying to tell young people to stay away from the fashionable life 65. The best title (标题) for this passage is .A. Saving Money on Expensive

49、StuffB. Fashions and Student sMoney SpendingC. Chinese Middle School StudentsD. The Habit of Spending MoneyDStarted in 1636, Harvard （合佛）University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the e

50、arly years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When th

51、e students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard' s law school. In 1825, besides Latin andGreek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and

52、German. Soon it began to teach American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of small

53、er schools that deal with special fields of learning. There much to learn that one kind of school can' t offer all.66. In the early years, people learned in colleges.A. science B. medicine C. law D. Latin and Greek 67. Most of college graduates became in the early years.A. ministers or teachers

54、B. lawyers C. doctors D. workers 68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.D. More and more courses were taught in coll

55、ege with the improvement of knowledge.69. Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?a. lawb. French and Germanc. Latin and Greekd. medicinee. American historyA. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a 70. Nowadays college students.A. can learn everything the

56、y are interested inB. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learningC. learn the same subjectsD. must learn Latin and Greek第二节：下面文章中有5处（第7175小题）需要添加句子。请从以下选项（A、 B、G D和E）中，选出符合各段意思的句子，使短文内容完整、正确。A. He began to write when he was 17B. Other stories show Andersen ' s care

57、for the poorC. April 2nd is the birthday of the great Danish writerD. His stories teach children many things about life and peopleE. It often seems to me as if every little flower is talking to meAround the world, kids have different childhoods, but many of them share one thing the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.F. . People also celebrate it as International Childrens Book Day.Two hundred and seven years ago, Andersen was born in a poor family in Denmark. 72, and published（出版）his first successful book