下八年级英语竞赛试卷2

1、20122013下八年级英语竞赛试卷命题人：何巍巍题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分分数I.单项选择（20分）（ ）1.-Have you heard that _ UFO landed on Center Street yesterday? -Of course. And _ alien got out of the UFO and visited the TV station. A. a, the B. the, an C. a, an D. an, an（ ）2.I hope there will be _ cars and _ pollution in the future, thus（这

2、样） people will live longer. A. more, less B. fewer, less C. fewer, more D. fewer, fewer（ ）3.-Oh, my clothes are _! -Maybe you should buy some new clothes. A. out of style B. in style C. original D. comfortable（ ）4.-I dont have enough money for the camp. -You could _ some money _ your parents? A. len

3、d, from B. lend, to C. borrow, to D. borrow, from（ ）5.-I have too much housework to do at home! -_ ask your husband for help? A. You could B. Why dont C. Why not D. How about（ ）6.-What _ you _ when the phone rang? -I was washing my hair in the bathroom. A. were, doing B. was, doing C. did, do D. are

4、, doing（ ）7.The girl was _ ice cream in the sofa while the boy was _ paper at the table. A eating, cuting B. eatting, cutting C. eating, cutting D. eatting, cuting（ ）8. How far do you live from my house? _. A. An hour B. Three times C. Ten minutes walk D. At ten（ ）9. I was doing the same job_.I real

5、ly feel bored. A.all time B.the whole time C.all the time D.the all time（ ）10. He always has a great time _. A. make friends B. making friends C. to make friends D. made friends（ ）11. Amys legs are longer than _. A. my B.her C. me D. mine（ ）12. You scored 95 points. I scored 90 points. I scored _ po

6、ints. A. few B. little C. fewer D. less（ ）13. -What is she like? - _. Do you think shes good-looking. A. Hiking B.She has straight, long hair C.A singer D. A tree（ ）14. He raised _ for the charity to help the poor children. A. thousand of dollars B. thousand of dollar C. thousands of dollars D. thou

7、sands of dollar（ ）15. _ does the first class begin? At 7:40. A. How long B. Where C. When D. How（ ）16.Where are you going? Im going to the library to _ the book. A. return back B. get back C. take back D. give back（ ）17.Can I use your bike to go to school? _ . But you must return it tomorrow. A. It

8、doesnt matter B. No problem C. Sorry D. Im OK（ ）18.I get _ when my parents turn off the TV. A. annoyed B. annoy C. annoying D. to annoy（ ）19. Its not polite to _ when people stand in front of you. A. cut in line B. cut line C. cut a line D. cut in lines（ ）20. When did you _ Shanghai last night? A. a

9、rrive B. reach C. get D. goII.补全对话（5分） Li Fang: Hi, Wang Hai! Its a long time since we met last. (1)_ Wang Hai: Ive been to Kunming with my friends. Li: (2) _ Wang: Yes, of course. And we saw many kinds of flowers there. (3) _ Li: Did you meet any foreign visitors? Wang: Yes, a lot. And I talked wit

10、h some of them. Li: (4) _Wang: They said we were very friendly. Li: (5) _A. What did they say about Chinese people? B. Youve just come back, havent you? C. Did you have a good journey? D. What did they like best about China? E. Where have you been? F. There were many foreigners, too. G. All of them

11、were very beautifulWang: The delicious food and the places of interest. III.完形填空（10分） Linda has brought all her books home today. After lunch she puts the 1 out on the table and begins to do the homework for each subject. She begins with math. She finds that she has no 2 . She looks for it everywher

12、e, but doesnt find it. After a little while, she doesnt feel comfortable 3 . She moves to the sofa with all her books. Now the sunlight from the window shines 4 . She moves back to the table. She has made a good start on her 5 when she stops to listen to her mother talking on the telephone. When she

13、 comes back to her work, her little sister Betty asks her for some 6 . Betty joins her at the table and begins to draw a horse. Linda has to 7 her. When they have finished, both go to the 8 . Linda eats some cakes there and brings a tin Coca Cola to her table. She says to herself, “Ill finish my Eng

14、lish exercises 9 at school before classes start ” Then she starts to review her history lesson, but she feels 10 . She doesnt know what she is reading. She closes her books and goes to bed. （ ）1. A. balls B. books C. toys D. pictures（ ）2. A. cake B. water C. ruler D. bag（ ）3. A. on the floor B. near

15、 the window C. on the table D. in the chair（ ）4. A. on the door B. on the walls C. on her feet D. in her eyes （ ）5. A. English B. Chinese C. history D. math（ ）6. A. money B. paper C. sweets D. apples（ ）7. A. pull B. help C. listen to D. write to （ ）8. A. bedroom B. bathroom C. classroom D. kitchen（

16、）9. A. today B. tomorrow C. this evening D. this afternoon（ ）10. A. cold B. sorry C. tired D. hungryIV.阅读理解（25分）AIt was Sunday. Mrs. Read got up early in the morning. She had some housework to do. After breakfast she had a look at the watch and found it didnt work. She bought it ten years ago, so sh

17、e wanted to buy a new one. Her daughter Sue was only four. Her husband was busy with his work that day and nobody looked after the girl, she couldnt leave her at home. So she took Sue to the nearest shop in the town.It was fine that day and there were a lot of people in the shop. Mrs. Read and her d

18、aughter went upstairs and they got to the third floor and she began to pick a watch there. But when she bought one, she couldnt find Sue. She ran to the managers office and asked for help. Mr. King began to go up and down to look for the little girl with her.Suddenly the woman heard someone calling,

19、 “Kate” She found it was her daughter. How happy she and the girl were!“Whose name did you call, dear?” asked the woman.“Yours.”“Why not call Mother?”“There are lots of mothers in the shop,” said the girl. “Which mother answered me?”( ) 1. Mrs. Read got up early to _ that Sunday. A. buy a new watch

20、B. do some housework C. helped her husband D. take her daughter to the shop( ) 2. Mrs. Read went to the nearest shop because _. A. she hoped to go back soon B. she know the manager there C. the things were cheap there D. she was too tired to go further( ) 3. Sue left her mother _. A. when they went

21、to the shop B. when they reached the shop C. when Mrs. Read was picking a watch D. when they came out of the shop( ) 4. What was the womans name? A. Her name was Kate Read B. Her name was Sue Read C. Her name was Kate King D. Her name was Sue King( ) 5. The girl called her mothers name because _. A.

22、 she didnt like her B. she couldnt find her C. she didnt know where she was D. she could easily find herB Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of day and night, he was always ready to go and help sick people. Everyone in the town liked him and peop

23、le always went to him when they were sick. But many years went past and the doctor became old. He began to lose memory. This made him do foolish things sometimes. When people noticed this, they didnt go to him any more. “He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said and they were afraid. “Why does n

24、o one come to see me now?” he wondered. But no one wanted to tell him because they didnt want to hurt the good old man, so they said “You have cured all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that and they went away happily.( ) 6. The doctor live

25、d _. A. in a city B. in a village C. in a hospital D. in a town( ) 7. People didnt go to the doctor any more because _. A. he might give them wrong medicine B. he didnt want to see them C. they were afraid of him D. he didnt want to cure them( ) 8. When the doctor heard what people said, he _. A. wa

26、s worried B. was pleased C. was surprised D. was sorry( ) 9. The doctor _. A. was not kind to the sick people B. believed what the people told him C. always gave the sick wrong medicine D. was quite foolish( ) 10 Why didnt people tell the truth to the doctor?A. Because they didnt need to tell him th

27、e truth.B.Because the doctor didnt like to listen to them.C.Because they didnt want to hurt the old doctor.D.Because they were angry with the doctor.CWeve talked about snails (蜗牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails dont move at all. They are in their shells sleeping.Hot sun will dry ou

28、t a snails body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.In spring the snail wakes

29、up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (触角), are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.A snails mouth is no bigger than the point of

30、 a pin (大头针). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you cant see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.( ) 11. A snail _. A. moves more slowly at night B. has thousands of feet C. doesnt move

31、 at all D. sleeps much of the time( ) 12.In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _. A. to make with a pencil B. to push C. to pull D. to move away( ) 13.From the story, we know _. A. a snails shell is very thin B. a snail cant see well C. a snails nose is quite

32、 short D. a snails body changes in different seasons( ) 14.A snail goes to sleep when _. A. it feels hungry B. it is put into a paper box C. spring is coming D. it rains heavily( ) 15.Which of the following is TRUE? A. In spring the snail doesnt eat or move. B. A snail has a big mouth. C. The snail

33、sleeps in its shell most of the time. D. The snails feet help it find food.& significant adj. 意义重大的 cope vi. 处理 counseling n. 咨询服务 divorce vt. 离婚 appreciation n. 感激，欣赏 theft n. 盗窃 peer n. 同辈 gambling n. 赌博 crime n. 犯罪 abusive adj. 辱骂的 low-income adj. 低收入的 DAnna really wanted to do something signific

34、ant for her school before she went to college. But she couldnt think of anything meaningful that would influence the lives of her schoolmates. One day, Anna saw a girl sitting by the school pond crying. Anna went up to her and said, “Are you okay? Is there anything I can do to help?” Anna found out

35、that the girl was in her first year and was having trouble coping with her schoolwork. Then, Anna had an idea. She would start a tutoring group where seniors could help juniors who were weak in their subjects.Before long, many seniors volunteered to join Annas tutoring group. Soon, Anna also started

36、 other support groups like “Im not Alone” which provided counseling for students whose parents had been divorced and “Crime Fighters” where students get help with keeping away from theft. Anna was happy that she made a difference in her peers lives. She was showered with flowers of appreciation from

37、 her friends! Maybe you could start a peer support group too? Heres a list of peer support groups that you can start: You can start a group that(1)Helps students quit smoking (2)Helps students quit drinking and gambling(3)Counsels students with health problems (4)Helps new students cope up with scho

38、ol life(5)Provides graduating students with information on further studies(6)Helps students who have abusive parents (7)Helps students who come from low-income families ( ) 16.Anna wanted to help start a tutoring group because _. A. She wanted to do something significant for her school B. She wanted

39、 to make more money C. She wanted to help the juniors with health problems D. She wanted to stop them from smoking( ) 17. You can get help from the tutoring group if you _.A. have problems in study B. have problems with your friendsC. dont know what to wear at school D. cant find something( ) 18. Th

40、e girl who was crying by the school pond needed help in _.A. communicating with her friends B.family relationshipC. studying D. getting on with teachers( ) 19. The writer wants to _ by writing this article.A. get help B. help others C. call for more volunteers D. find friends( ) 20. What does the un

41、derlined word “quit” most likely mean?A. stop B. start C. choose D. getE Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn

42、what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages. Newspapers can be found everywhere in

43、the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published （出版）once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people

44、enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in. Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers （读者）in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English

45、newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century. They bring us more and more messages together with the Internet. （ ）21. Reading newspapers is the most important part of life for everybody. （ ）22. Usually we do not read all the passages in newspapers. （ ）23. People in some mountain villages can see

46、many kinds of newspapers. （ ）24. Different people like to read different newspapers. （ ）25. We can get more and more messages in English newspapers together with the Internet. V.词语填空（10分）as sorry year look from west other be like studentAfter the government (政府) started Go West program to develop th

47、e remote western areas of China, more and more students went there as volunteers. In 2007, Mei Chunjin 1 Beijing went to Guangxi and worked in a small hospital 2 a student nurse. Yu Yiping, 3_ volunteer, began his work as a teacher in Jiangxi in 2008. He said he 4 working there, but he had to 5 afte

48、r his parents in Jiangsu. He was so 6 about that. Also in 2006, many students went to the west. One of them 7 my cousin Liu Zhanglong. He would work in Tibet for four 8 as an office worker. He hoped more 9 volunteers would go to the _10 and help people there develop the west.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. VI.任务型阅读（10分） One day, Mr White told the class to get ready for a hobby show. All the students had the whole morning to get what they were going to show. All the students came back on time except Bob, the laziest boy in his c