堆子梁学校2012春八年级英语知识竞赛试卷

1、堆子梁学校2012春八年级英语知识竞赛试卷姓名 班级 时间：60分 满分：100分单项选择题。（共10题，计20分） （ ）1. bad weather it is! A. What B. What a C. How D. How a （ ）2. Hes from England. Lets give him . A. different something B. something different C. different anything D. anything （ ）3. I knew nothing about it he told me. A. until B. after C.

2、 from D. but（ ）4. He likes running skating. He likes fishing. A. eitheror B. neithernor C. bothand D. notbut（ ）5. May I park my car here? -Sorry, you . Its a “No parking” here. A. neednt B. dont C. are not D. mustnt（ ）6. If it next Sunday, I will go to Shanghai. A. rains B. will rain C. rainy D. rai

3、ned（ ）7. I need five yuan to for summer camp. A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take（ ）8. -Dont put your books on the sofa, Tom. Please -OK, mom. I will do it right away. A. take it away B. take away it C. take them away D. take away them（ ）9. While Helen the piano, her mother came in. A. was playing B. is

4、 playing C. played D. plays（ ）10. Paul told us he wasnt mad _ Marcia anymore. A. in B. at C. on D. with.完型填空.（10分）The Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was _11 them on TV in a hotel room. There was an Englishman in the room_12_. And he said to t

5、he Irishman, “The Americans are very _13_, arent they? They are going to send some men to the moon. Its a very _14_ way from our world.” “Oh, thats _15_,”the Irishman answered quickly.” “The Irishman are going to send some men to the sun in months _16_. Thats much _17_ away than the moon, you know.

6、“The Englishman was very _18_ when he heard this. “Oh, yes it is,” he said, “But the sun is too _19_ for people to visit.”The Irishman laughed and answered, “Well, the Irish are clever, too, you know. We _20_ go to the sun during the day, of course. Well go there during the night.”（ ）11.A. reading B

7、. watching C. making D. mending（ ）12. A. too B. also C. of course D. only（ ）13.A. kind B. bad C. clever D. good（ ）14.A. short B. long C. far D. near（ ）15.A. nothing B. all C. wrong D. great（ ）16. A. later B. ago C. long ago D. time（ ）17.A. far B. never C. farther D. longer（ ）18.A. angry B. surprised

8、 C. glad D. sorry（ ）19.A. warm B. big C. cold D. hot（ ）20. A. dont B. wont C. want to D. must.阅读理解（ 20分）（A）The Lunar Calendar（阴历） Modern Chinese use the solar calendar（阳历）as English people do . But at the same time, they use their own lunar calendar. Each lunar year is given the name of one of these

9、 animals : the rat , the ox , the tiger , the hare , the dragon , the snake , the horse , the goat , the monkey , the chicken , the dog and the pig . This list lasts for 12 years and then starts again. Each Chinese month starts on the day of the new moon. And the full moon comes on the 15th day of t

10、he month. The New Year always starts between January 21 and February 20. On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner. All members of the family except married daughters try to be present at this meal, even of they have to travel many miles to reach the home of their parents. Old

11、quarrels are forgotten, and everybody is happy. After the dinner, the children keep awake to welcome the New Year.The New Year celebrations last for 15 days, from the new moon to the full moon. On the first day, children and unmarried people go to visit their elder（ ）21. If next year is the year of

12、the dragon, what was the name of last year? A. It was the year of tiger. B. It was the year of the hare. C. It was the year of snake. D. It was the year of the ox.( ) 22. Suppose that next Chinese New Years Day is on 15th February, when will people have their big family dinner?A. On February 15 B. O

13、n February 16C. On February 14 D. On February 17( ) 23. The family usually have their big family dinner at the home of _. A. the married son B. the married daughter C. the unmarried son D. the parents( ) 24. People celebrate the New Year _. A. for 15 days B. from the new moon to the full moon in the

14、 first month of the lunar year C. from January 21 to February 20 D. both A and B( ) 25. From this selection we know that each Chinese month is measured by _. A. the suns revolutions（旋转） B. the moons revolutions C. the earths revolutions D. both the earths and moons revolutions（B） The best way of lea

15、rning a language(语言) is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes youll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you cant understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor

16、(幽默), you can always have a good laughing at your mistakes you make. Dont be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes .Its better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they dont understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning Engl

17、ish is: “Dont be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”( ) 26. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is A. writing B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar (语法) ( ) 27. What should you do in learning English? A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B

18、. Write as quickly as you can C. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often( ) 28. when people laugh at your mistakes, you should . A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy( ) 29. when you make a mistake, you should . A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of

19、 humor( ) 30. The story tells us, “ “. A. Only foolish (愚蠢) people make mistakes B. Few people make mistakes C. People never make mistakes D. There is no one who doesnt make mistakes.将下面两栏对应句连接，使他们相匹配。（15分） ( ) 1. I have a math test tomorrow. ( ) 2. While Mary was talking on the phone, ( ) 3. I thin

20、k Im going to eat a big ice cream. ( ) 4. Dont bring food to school. ( ) 5. What did your father say? ( ) 6. I cant sleep. What should I do? ( ) 7. Would you mind eating your vegetables? ( ) 8. Will there be less pollution in 100 years? ( ) 9. The classroom is too dirty. ( ) 10. My homework is too d

21、ifficult. A .Yes, there will.B. her sister walked in.C. Could you please help me with my homework?D. He said I couldnt go to the party.E .Sorry, Ill eat them right away.F .Why dont you listen to some relaxing music.G .Would you mind cleaning the classroom?H. You should study tonight.I. If you do, th

22、e teacher will take it away.J. If you do, youll have a stomachache.短语填空(共10小题,共10分)用下列所给短语的适当形式填空,每个短语只能用一次agree with, be famous for , get back , quarrel with , at the end of,first of all, find ones way to, get ready for , in a low voice, eitheror 1. The policeman asked my aunt to _ her lost watch.2

23、. Beatles _ their yesterday.3. The Labor Park isnt very far from here. You can go there _on foot _ by bus.4. I know what you said, but I really cant _you.5. At last the foreigner _the restaurant, so he is very glad.6. Cinderella married the princess_ the story.7. _, lets talk about the English names.8. John is busy _ the new term.9. Be quiet, please. I dont want to _you