八年级英语竞赛试题

\八年级英语竞赛试题温馨提示：亲爱的同学，这份试卷将再次记录你的自信、沉着、智慧和收获，请认真审题，仔细答题，相信你是最棒的！1.本试题分听力和笔试两部分，考试时间为120分钟,总分：120分2.请在答卷左侧写上自己的姓名、考号和班级姓名班级座位号姓名班级座位号Ⅰ听长对话或短文，回答问题。每段对话或短文读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答1-3小题。()1.WhatdoesMr.Smith'ssondo? A.Heisaworker. B.Heisastudent. C.Heisafarmer.()2.WhenwillMr.Smithbeginhisjourney? A.Inmorethantwoweeks.B.Inmorethantwodays. C.Inmorethantwomonths.()3.Mr.Smith

. A.hasdecidedtovisitNewZealandB.hastowaitforhisson C.wantshissontostayatschoolontheholiday听下面一段对话，回答4-6小题。()4.Whydid'tthewomansleepwelllastnight? A.Becauseshehadalotofdreams. B.Becauseshequarrelledwithherparents. C.Becausethecoupleinthenextroomquarrelled.()5.Whatdidtheyquarrelfor? A.Formoney. B.Fortheirbill. C.Fortheirchildren.()6.Whotookthewifeandthehusbandtothepolicestation? A.Thewoman'sparents. B.Afewpolicemen. C.Someneighbours.听下面一段对话，回答7-9小题。()7.Whydoesn'tthemanbuytheticketsthisevening? A.Becausetherearenoticketsleft.B.Becauseitistoolatetosetoff. C.Becausetheweatheristoobad.()8.Whichtrainwillthemantake? A.The8:20train. B.The9;15train. C.The12:30train.()9.Howmuchdoesthemanpayfortheticketsinall? A.70dollars. B.60dollars. C.50dollars.听下面一段对话，回答10-12小题。()10.WhydidHansgotoEngland? A.Forstudying. B.Fortravelling. C.Forvisiting.()11.WheredidHansmainlystayinEngland? A.InEngland. B.InManchester. C.InLiverpool.()12.HowlonghasHansstayedinEngland? A.2weeks. B.4weeks. C.6weeks.听下面一段对话，回答13-15小题。()13.HowlongdoesthespeakerreadEnglishinthemorning? A.Fortwentyminutes. B.Forhalfanhour. C.Fortenminutes.()14.Howmanyclassesdoesthespeakerhaveinthemorning? A.4. B.7. C.3.()15.Whendoesthespeakertakeabath? A.At9:00. B.After9:30. C.At9:30.Ⅱ听短文，完成表格。短文读两遍。每空至多填3个单词。Jaycomesfrom16.

WhatiscolourfulJay's17.

In"Blue13"Gamecan18.

famousplacesasracecardriversThegamecanalsohelpJaywith19.

Thegamecanhelpyouknowmoreabout20.

笔试部分(100分)一．单项选题（20分）()1.Thisis________Englishbook._______bookisuseful.A.a,anB.an,theC.a,theD.the,the()2.Something_________good.Whatareyoucooking?A.smellB.smellsC.soundsD.feels()3.Hermothercan’twait__________tothehospital.A.wentB.togoC.goingD.goes()4.Itwasdifficult_______outtheproblem.A.toworkB.workingC.worksD.worked()5.Whydon’tyoubuythiscar?-It’stooexpensive.Ican’t_______it.A.affordB.sellC.borrowD.keep()6.MH370ismissing.____________badnews!A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa()7.AlltheChinesepeopleare__________ofLiuYang.A.prideB.proudC.famousD.serious()8.-WhatisAnnlike?-___________________.A.Sheistall.B.Shelikesskating.C.Sheiskind.D.Sheisbeautiful.()9.Shespentthreehours___________heremail.A.checkB.checkingC.checkedD.tocheck()10.WehavelivedheresinceI_________five.A.wereB.amC.beingD.was()11.Betty____________Jinanfortwoyears.A.havebeentoB.hasgonetoC.hasbeeninD.havebeenat()12.Studentsfound_______easytolearnEnglish.A.itB.it’sC.themD.this()13.Tonyhasseveralstorybooks,but_________ofthemlooksinteresting.A.bothB.neitherC.noneD.either()14.Themeetinghallis__________tohold400people.A.bigenoughB.enoughwellC.enoughbigD.smallenough()15.–WhereisTony?-He______________Beijing.A.wentB.hasgonetoC.havebeentoD.hasbeenin()16.Wehave____________homeworktodothisweekend.A.toomuchB.muchtooC.toomanyD.manytoo()17.TomtriedhisbesttolearnEnglish_____________getbestscores.A.sothatB.inorderthatC.inordertoD.soas()18..I______thebookforfourdays.Iwillreturnittothelibrarythisafternoon.A.haveborrowedB.keptC.havekeptD.borrowed()19.Timhurthimself_______badly_________hehadtoseeadoctor.A.too,toB.so,thatC.such,thatD.very,that()20..-____________________？_IhaveacoldandIdon’twanttodoanything.A.HowareyouB.DoyoudosportsC.What’sthematterwithyouD.Howdoyoulike二、完形填空（共10小题；共10分）Travelingcanbeagreatwaytoenjoylife,especiallyduringSpringBreakwhichisaweeklong1

intheUS.Areyouastudentanddon'tyouhaveenoughmoneyforatrip?Don'tworry.Herearesometips:Save:Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparation(准备)fortraveling.Spendyourmoneycarefullyandyouwillhave2

choicesaboutwheretogoand3

togetthere.Planahead:Don'twait4

thelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Orthepriceoftheticketsmaybehigher.It'sbettertogiveyourselfseveralmonthstogetready.Doyourhomework:Nomatterwhereyougo,findoutsomeinformationaboutthe5

youwillvisit.Decidewhattosee.Travelbookswill6

informationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.Plansensibly(合理地):Writedownhowmuchyouplantospendforfoodandhotels.Doasyouhaveplanned,oryoumaynothaveenoughmoneyto7

everyplace.Travelingroups:Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthe8

places.Bytravelingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.Workasyougo:Needmoremoneyforyourtrip?Lookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.Gosomewhereelse:Touristcitiesmaybeexpensive.Youmaythinkaboutyourtripagainandgotoa9

place.Smallertownscanalsohavemanyinterestingthingstosee.Usethe10

:TheNetcanhelptosavemoney.Therearesomeusefulwebsitessuchasandthingslikethat.1. A.exam B.party C.holidayD.trip2. A.more B.less C.fewD.little3. A.which B.what C.howD.that4. A.when B.until C.afterD.once5. A.rivers B.lakes C.mountainsD.places6. A.know B.provide C.readD.write7. A.see B.buy C.eatD.play8. A.same B.different C.cheapD.interesting9. A.biggerB.lessknownC.morefamous D.moreinteresting10. A.email B.computerC.telephone D.Internet三,阅读理解(30分)ALonglongago,therewasamanwholivedinavillage.Oneday,hewenttoamarketanddidsomeshopping.Hesuddenlyfoundtwoboxeswereverybeautifulandthemanfellinlovewiththematthefirstsight.Soheboughtthem.Afterhegothome,hedidn’tknowhowtousethetwoboxes.Hethoughtitoveranddecidedtodosomethingspecial.Hedecidedtoputallofhishappinessintheyellowboxandallofhissadnessintheblackbox.Hethoughtthatitwasfunnytodothat.Afewdayslater,theyellowboxwasveryheavy,buttheblackboxwasstilllight.姓名班级姓名班级座位号Heopenedtheyellowboxandfoundnothing.Thenheopenedtheblackboxandsawaholeatthebottom(底部).Thenhesmiledtohimselfandsaid,“Happinessisforme.Letsadnessgo.”()1.Heputhishappinessinto_________.A.theredboxB.theyellowboxC.theblackboxD.thewhitebox()2.Afewdayslater,theblackboxwas_________.A.lightB.heavyC.bigD.small()3.WhichofthefollowingistheTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themanlivedinabigcity.B.Themandidn’tfindoutthetruthC.ThemanthrewtheboxesawayD.Therewasaholeatthebottomoftheblackbox()4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?_______A.TobuymoreboxeswhenwegotothemarketB.Toputourmemoriesintothebox.C.Toforgetthesadnessandrememberthehappiness.D.Toforgetallthehappyandsadthings.()5.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?________A.TheyellowboxB.AgoodmarketC.AsillymanD.TwoboxesB"Dependonyourself"iswhatnaturesaystoeveryman.Parentscanhelpyou.Teacherscanhelpyou.Othersstillcanhelpyou.Butalltheseonlyhelpyoutohelpyourself.Therehavebeenmanygreatmeninhistory.Butmanyofthemwereverypoorinchildhood,andhadnouncles,auntsorfriendstohelpthem.Schoolswerefewandnotverygood.Theycouldnotdependuponthemforaneducation.Theysawhowitwas,andsettoworkwithalltheirstrengthtoknowsomething.Theyworkedtheirownwaytilltheybecamewellknow.

OneofthemostfamousteachersinEnglandusedtotellhispupils.

"Icannotmakeworthy（可尊敬的）menofyou,butIcanhelpmakemenofyourselves."Someyoungmendon'ttrytheirbesttomakethemselvesvaluable（有价值的）tohumanbeings.Theynevercangain(获得)achievementsunlesstheyseetheirweakpointsandchangetheircourse.Theyarenothingnow,andwillbenothingaslongastheylive,unlesstheyaccepttheadviceoftheirparentsandteachers,anddependontheirownefforts(努力).

()6.Whichisthetitleofthearticle(文章)？

A.HowToBeFamousB.WhatNatureSaysToEveryMan

C.DependOnYourselfD.MenMustHelpEachOther

()7.Manyofthegreatmensucceededbecause__________.

A.theywereanxioustobecomewealthyB.theyhadreceivedagoodeducation

C.theymadegreateffortstolearnandworkD.theywantedverymuchtobecomwell-known

()8.AccordingtothefamousteacherinEngland,ateachercan_________.

A.makehispupilsworthymenB.helphispupilsmakethemselvesusefulmen

C.makehispupilsmenofgreattalents(才能)Dhelphispupilshaveawaytowinhonour（荣誉）

()9.Ifyoungpeopledependontheirownefforts_______

A.theycanlivewithouttheirfamiliesB.theynolongerneedhelp

C.theyaresuretobeveryfamousintheworldD.theycanbesuccessfulintheirlife

()10.Fromthisarticlewecanlearnthatthewriter______

A.isamanofstrongcharacterB.singshighpraise（赞扬forparentsandteachers

C.thinkshighlyofthosestrugglingforsuccessbytheirownefforts

D.feelsitthemostimportantofalltoaccepttheadviceofothersCCindy,JerryandMaryaregivingtheiropinionsaboutagoodfriend.Cindy:Ithinkagoodfriendshouldbehonest.That’smoreimportantthananyotherthingandiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Ifafriendisn’thonest,hemaylosehisfriends’trust.Jerry:Ithinkagoodfriendshouldbegenerous.Heregenerousdoesn’tmeanhehastogivehisfriendshislunchmoneyorhisclothes.Itmeansheshouldshare(分享)hisideasandfeelingswithhisfriends.Infact,hisfriendscanknowhimbetterinthisway.Mary:Inmyopinionagoodfriendshouldunderstandhisfriends.Whenthereissomethingunpleasantbetweenhimandhisfriends,hemustputhimselfinhisfriends’placeandthinkmoreforhisfriends.()11.WhatdoesCindythinkafriendshouldbelike?________A.HonestB.GenerousC.HopefulD.Helpful()12.Whatarethethreefriendstalkingabout?_________A.HowagoodpersonisB.HowthefriendshipisC.HowtomakeafriendD.Whatagoodfriendislike()13.Whatdoestheword“generous”mean?____________.A.诚实的B.大方的C.乐于助人的D.美丽的()14.Marythinksfriendsshould__________.A.visiteachotheroftenB.gotomoreplacestoplayC．understandeachotherD.helpeachotherdomorethings()15.Whichofthefollowingistrue?_______A.Cindylikestomakefriendswithanhonestperson.B.Jerrywantshisfriendstounderstandhim.C.Cindy,JerryandMaryaretalkingaboutabadfriend.D.Cindywantstomakefriendswith“generous”friends.四、.短文还原(5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将选项的编号字母依次填入题号后横线上。Goodafternoon.WelcometoEngland.Wehopethatyourvisitwillbeapleasantone.TodayI'dliketotellyousomethingaboutafewofourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.ifyouareunder18yearsofage,normayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.Thesecondone,noise.Enjoyyourselvesbyyourself,butdon'tmakeunnecessarynoise,especiallyatnight.．Thethirdone,crossingtheroad.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.Usecrosswalkanddon'ttakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroad.3．________.Itisn'tallowedtolitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowaway,pleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithome,orputitinadustbin.Finally,smoking.ifyouarelessthan16yearsofage.I'dliketofinishbysayingthatifyouneedanykindsofhelp,youshouldgetintouchwiththepolice..Now,arethereanyquestions?A．ItisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesB．YoumaynotbuywineinthiscountryC．TheywillbeverygladtohelpyouD．MynextpointisaboutrubbishE．Respectotherpeoplethatmaywishyoubequiet五、.任务型阅读(15分)A)阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺、正确。（每个单词限用一次）OverheadbridgesarefoundinmanypartsofLanzhou,especiallyinplaceswheretrafficisheavyandcrossingtheroadisvery1．．Thepurposeoftheseoverheadbridgesistoenablepassengerstocrossroad2．．Overheadbridgesareusedinverymuchthesamewayaszebracrossings．Theyaremoreefficient3．lessconvenientbecausepeoplehavetoclimbupalongflightofsteps．Thisisinconvenientespeciallytooldpeople．Whenpassengersare4．azebracrossing,trafficisheldup．Thisiswhythegovernmenthasbuiltmanyoverheadbridgestohelppassengersandtokeeptrafficmoving5．thesametime．ThegovernmentofLanzhouhas6．lotsofmoneyinbuildingthesebridges．Fortheirownsafety,passengers7．beencouragedtousetheminsteadofriskingtheirlivesbyrunningacrosstheroad．Oldpeople,however,mayfind8．alittledifficultclimbingupanddownthesteps,butitisstill9．saferthanwalkingacrosstheroadwithallthedangerousofmovingtraffic.Overheadbridgesserveaveryusefulpurpose．Passengers,botholdandyoung,shouldmakea10．tousethem．Thiswillpreventunnecessaryaccidentsandlossoflife．B)阅读短文，按要求完成下面各小题。Firewasdiscoveredmanythousandsofyearsago.Thefirsttimehumanssawfirewasprobablywhenatreewasdestroyedbylightning(闪电).Humanssoonlearnedhowtomakefire.Theyprobablymadethefirstfirebyrubbing(摩擦)twostickstogether.Firewasveryimportanttohumans.Theyneededtokeepwarmatnight.Theyusedfiretocookfood.usedfiretokeepenemiesandwildanimalsaway.Insomepartsoftheworld,firewasusedtosendmassages.TheIndiansinAmerica,forexample,usedfiretomakesmokeasamessage.Insomeothercountries,peoplelitfirestowarntheirfriendsofdanger.4．Firewasalsousedtogivelight.Beforetheinventionoftheoillamp(灯),humansburnedstickstogetlight.Onemanevenusedfiretotellthetime.Heinventedacandleclock.Hemadeacandlethattookexactlytwelvehourstoburn.Thenhemarkedthiscandleintwelveequal(相等的)parts.Helitthecandleandcouldtellthe