八级英语奥林匹克竞赛试题

1、八年级英语奥林匹克竞赛 一、 词语释义：10%1.Unlike your city, there are a lot of cars in our city.A.The same as B.Different from C.Loving D.Not liking2.Nearly ten students aren't there today.A.About B.More than C.As ma ny as D.Not far3.1'm pleased to help Jack with his Chinese.A.afraid B.ki nd C.glad D.sad4.He

2、 went out and did a lot of shopping.A.many B.much C.a little D.few5.The party went on when I left.A.did n't stop B.stopped C.was over D.bega ngive my best wishes to every one else in our class.A. say hello to B.give a message to C.give my tha nks to D.buy a dear prese nt to7.Will you pay for the

3、 meal or shall I?A. help yourself to B. make tea for C. give out money for D .pass onmake a phone call to Ann and ask her if she wants to come over.A .make up Book up C. ring up D. put up9.The work goes on well when the people do it one after another in good order.A .take time B. take exercises C. t

4、ake turning D. take turns10.She is not very clever, but I like her all the same.A .all right B. n ot yet C. still D. as usual二、单项选择丨 11.I have a look at your new watch?Yes, please.学习文档仅供参考A. May B. Need C. Dare D. Must 12. fine weather we have today! A. How B. How a C. What D. What a 13.You may watc

5、h TV this evening, you must finish the exercise first.A. so B. or C. and D. but 14.We couldn't use the milk because it had bad. A. been B. gone C. come D. made 15. I'm so glad to see you here, Mike. What you here today?A. makes B. carries C. brings D. takes 16. Pass me the pencil, please. .A

6、. Yes, please. B.That's right. C. Excuse me. D. Here you are. 17.We go into town by bus because the car is always full.A. park B. place C. house D. stop 18. It's the first time that Tom has been to the Summer Palace, ?A. isn't he B.hasn't he C.hasn't it D.isn't it 19.She has

7、a very nice watch. She said she bought ti only 10 yuan. A.for B. at C. withD. in 20.Put the book - it wa, Peter. A.while B.that C.where D. there 21.The woman said,"Yes, I'll buy that one. It's me."A. too good to B.too good for C. good enough to D.good enough for 22. Did she tell an

8、ything about it? No, she said.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything. 23.Never forget "Thank you' when someone helps you.;A. to speak B. to say C.telling D. talking 24. May I go now? No, you . You stay here.A. needn't ; have to B. needn't ; must C. mustn't ; have to D

9、.mustn't ; has to 25.Class Three a map. The map is on the wall of classroom.A.has ; its B.have ; their C. there is ; its D. there are ; their 26. Why not - to the English evening now?A. go B. to go C. going D. is going 27.How long does it you to travel from Beijing to Shanghai?A. spend B. take C

10、. make D. use 28. Where have you been? I have been to .A. the Smith's B. the Smith C.Smiths' D.Smith 29.The children sang not Chinese song this time English song.A. but B.besides C. except D. by 30.The word "hour" has "h" , "u" and "r'' in it.A. an;

11、 an; a B.a; an; an C.an; a ; an D. a; an; a三、动词填空 :根据每题括号内动词用其适当形式填空, 使句子完整与正确。31. They usually (fly) kites on Sundays.32. Look, the dogs (run) after the cat.33. Miss Gao (teach) English in our school since she came here.34. The class meeting (hold) last Wednesday afternoon.35. You should let him (f

12、inish) the work by himself.36. Meimei (go) to wash the old woman's clothes twice every week.37. Mr Jiang (teach) us Chinese last term.38. My father (come) back from Japan tomorrow.39.It's seven o'clock now. The Greens (have) breakfast together.40. Jim-(learn) many Chinese songs since he

13、came to China.四、根据括号内的要求，完成以下句子的转换。41. You have to dig a deep hole for the tree.(改为一般疑问句you to dig a deep hole for the tree?42. The man cleans the toilet every morning.(改为否认句The man the toilet every morning.43. The baby has four meals a day.(对画线局部提问 meals a day the baby ?44.It's August 23rd tomo

14、rrow.(对画线局部提问 ) tomorrow?45.She teaches English. (完成反意疑问句She teaches English, ?46.Linda is watching carefully.(改为感慨句 is watching!47.I didn't know about this. He told me last night. (用 not until 连接I know about this he told me last night.48.The maths problem is too difficult for him to work out.(改

15、为复合句 )The maths problem is difficult he can't work it out.五、阅读理解AWe are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the historyof the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At thattime ,computers were large and expe

16、nsive. Computer networks(网络 ) didn't work well. If one computer in the networks broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system 系统 had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information 信息 could b

17、e sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first,the Internet was only used by the goverment 政府 ,but,in the early 1970s, university 大学 ,hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. Howerver,computers were still expensive and the Internet

18、 was difficult to become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software 软件 that made "Surfing" 浏览 the Internet more convenient 方 便.Today it is easy to get-on-line and it is said that millions of people use the internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular a

19、mong students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life. 49.The Internet has a history of years.A.about 40 B.less than 30 C.more than 45 D.nearly 35 50.Scientists set up a new network system to .A. make the computer cheaper. B.use the computer widelyC.make the

20、computer go well D.develop new softwares 51.The Internet was widely used in the .A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s 52.The underlined words "get-on-line" in Chinese means ""A. 上机B.上网C.接线D.买电脑 53.Which of the following is NOT ture?A.In the 1960s computer networks system went wrong ea

21、sily.B. Computers are much cheaper than before.C. Today the Internet is used everywhere.D. People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.BMr Smith worked in an office 公司 . He had neither a wife nor children. And he lived in anold house. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent a

22、ll of his money on drinks.Sometimes he was hungry. He had to borrow some money from his workmates to buy a little food. One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly

23、stand. The man had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got out. "Thank you, sir?" said Mr Smith. Now I can open the door myself. The taxi went away, but he couldn't put the key into the keyhol

24、e锁眼 . He was trying to do it while a policeman came. "Can I help you putthe key into the keyhole, sir?" asked the policeman. "Thank you, sir," said Mr Smith. "The house is circling now. If you can stop it from moving. I can open the door myself." 54. Mr Smith .A. was ma

25、rried B. had two children C. was single D. had a taxi 55. He spent all his money .A. on his clothes B. on drinks C. on cigarettes香烟 D. on his house 56. One evening Mr Smith's friend asked him .A. to visit his old house B. to watch a football matchC. to have a meal with him D. to drive a taxi for

26、 him 57. That night Mr Smith could hardly stand .A. because he drank too much B. because he was too happyC. because he felt too tired D. to drive a taxi for him 58. Which of the following sentence is true?A. Mr Smith opened the door himself B. The old house was circling then.C. Mr Smith was very ang

27、ry with the policeman.D. Mr Smith couldn't open the door without the help lr the policeman.六、补全对话A:Good morning ,class! (59)?B:Good morning! I am. Today is October 20,Wednesday. Jim Green(60).A:Where's Jim Green?B:America with his family(61).A:Has he ever been there before?B:Yes, he lived th

28、ere before he came to China.A:Do you know(62)?B:I hear he will be back until January.A:(63)?B:No, I haven't got any letter from him yet.BA:Excuse me. (64)?B:No,there isn't. The nearest bookshop is about 5 kilometres away.A:(65)? I don't know the way.B:Walk along this road, and take the s

29、econd turning on the left.Walk on until you reach the end. on the right.(66)A:Is there a bus?B:Yes. The No,3 bus (67).A:(68)?B:It will take you half an hour to get there.A:Thanks a lot.B:Not at all.七、综合填空。At different times in a man's life his food has different effects(影响 ) on his body. Amongch

30、ildren f(69) is quickly changed to the power(力量 to run and play games. Most of ayoung man's food is spent on growing t(70); we grow upwards( 生长 only d(71)the first twenty years of our l(72), not later. Working men get their strong bodiesfrom their food; and if they work h(73),they do not get fat

31、. Office workers eat well ands(74) down a lot, and may begin to growfat when still quite young. Many olderp(75) try to work much and walk often. Perhaps the most difficult time is when aman (76) sixty years of age. His body and mind b(77) restful, without muchwork or interest. That is when food chan

32、ges qucikly to f(78).完形填空：1. Once( 从前 )there was a king. He was very rich(富有 )and 1 great power(权力 ).But he wa sn ' t happy. He was _2 .It made him feel sad all the time. No doctor knew_3 was wrong with him. One day one of them 4 him, “ After muchthought and study, I have found out that there is

33、 only one way for you to get 5_ .Yo u must wear the shirt of a happy man.So the king sent(派 )his men to every part of his land 6 a happy man. First,they visited the rich and powerful(有权势的人 ). They asked these people if(是否 )they werehappy, 7each of them an swered that they did n ' t know8_ real h

34、app in essmeant(意味).One day, one of the king ' smen met a woodcutter.“Are you happy? asked the king ' smen.“ As happy as the day is long, answered the woodcutter.“Oh, good! said the man, “ 9 me your shirt.“Why? said the woodcutter,“Ihave ngot102.Many childre n act in TV shows. They work seve

35、ral 1 _ every day. So they can'tgoto regular( 正规的)2 . How do they get their schooling?In Hollywood, about forty teachers give 3_ for the children. Their work is very important.They make 4 that the child 5 many differe nt subjects. They make sure6 that the child gets eno ugh rest and 7 .Childre n

36、in Holleywood must atte ndclasses twenty hours 8 week .Ifn ot, they can 't workin TV shows any 9 .TV childre n are usually 10 pupils, and most of their teachers 11 this kind of week.They give the 12 lessons in many interesting 13 . Sometimes theclassroom is aMississipi boat. 14 it is the in side

37、 of a spaceship. Often the pupils become 15 stars.- 一()1. A. hours B. minu tes C. sec ondsD. days()2. A. farm B. factory C. school D. club()3. A. classes B. less onsC. homework D. work()4. A. clear B. in terest ing C. sure D. fun( )5. A. learns B. knowsC. forgets D. loves( )6. A. still B. yet C. als

38、o D. already( )7. A. money B. work( )8. A. each B. all( )9. A. time B. week( )10. A. bad B. good( )12. A. work B. pupils( )13. A. places B. parksC. study D. playC. another D. otherC. moreD. wayC. busyD. lonelyC. friends D. parentsC. markets D. rooms( )14. A. Sometimes B. Often C. Maybe D. Usually( )

39、15. A. lucky B. healthy C. famous D. bright阅读理解。1 根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的写 T ，不正确的写 F。Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr.Brown came back home from work very late, when his wife and the child were asleep, andthen he opened the front door of this house with his

40、 key(钥匙 )and came in very quiet.But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost(丢 )his key, so when he reachedhis house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened.Nobody moved inside the house.Mr. Brown knocked at(敲 )the bedroom window, he spoketo his wife

41、, he shouted, but she didn' t wake uapn.dAtthloausgt htefosrtoappmeodment.! Mother! he! sI awida.nt to go to the toilet!spoke quite quietly but at once(立刻 )Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.1 The Browns lived in a small town near London.2 Mr. Brown 's

42、wife and his child went to sleep after he came back from work.3 One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door, so he knocked at the front door and thebedroom window.4 ! Mother like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.5 Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opene

43、d the door forher husband.2The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of theearth at one time. Whenthe sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.At night, you can see the stars星星 . The stars are in the sky all day. But the light fromthe sun is so bright

44、 that you can' t see them. When night come, there is no light, and the starsare bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger thanthe sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smallerwhen they are far away. The sun is clo

45、ser近 to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.6 When it is night, the sun .A. doesn ' t shineB. shines for a short timeC. disappears 消失 D. shines on the other side of the earth7 We can't see the stars in the sky at daytime白天 because .A. there are no stars thereB. the stars are much

46、smaller than the sunC. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见 )D. the stars come out only at night8 The stars look small because .A. they are far awayB. they are smallC. they have no lightD. they are in the sky9 Small things may look when they are close.A. bigger B. small C. near D. f

47、ar away10 The sun looks bigger than other stars because .A. it ' s biggerB. it ' s far away in the skyC. it gives much bright light D. it 'csloser to the earth than other stars3The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talkingin English as much

48、as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合 ) and peoplewon 't understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn'tunderstand them.But if you sense of humor ( 幽默感 ), you can always have a good laugh at themistakes. It 's better for people to laug

49、h at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don 't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is : Don 'tbe afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.( )11. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is A.

50、 writing it B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar ( 12. What should you do in learning English?A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B. Write as quickly as you canC. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often( )13. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should A. not care B. be ha

51、ppy C. feel worried D. be unhappy( )14. When you make s mistake, you should A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor( )15. The story tells us :“ .A. Only foolish( 愚蠢 ) people make mistakesB. Few people make mistakesC. People never make mistakesD. There is no one who doesn

52、9;t make mistakes4Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,doctor. “ I 'msaid the“ Medicine won 't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟 ) a day. Go to the country place for a month.Afte

53、r a month the man came to the doctor again, “ How are you? said the glad to see you again. You look much younger “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,man “I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one ciga

54、r a day almost killed me first.( )16. The doctor told the man A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above( )17. Which of the following sentences is true?A. The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.B. The doctor didn't tell him what to

55、do.C. After a month, the old man felt better.D. The old man was younger than before after a month. ( )18. The doctor's words were for the old manA. useless B. good C. well D. strong( )19. The doctor wanted the old man .A. to get worse B. to smoke less than beforeC. to help him D. to start smokin

56、g( )20. From what the old man said at last, we think A. one cigar a day was really helpful to himB. one cigar a day was better than before's health.C. he didn 't understand the doctor's adviceD. smoking made him feel better than beforeTV ProgramsChannel 1Channel 218:00 Around China17:45 computer today18:30 Children's programs18:10 Foreign arts19:0