八年级英语竞赛卷.doc

贾桥初中2013-2014学年度第一学期
八年级英语竞赛卷
班级: 姓名： 成绩：___________
一、选择填空。（20分）
A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能填入句中空白处的正确答案。
（ ）1．I think Chinese is as_______ as Maths．
A．useful B．more useful C．most useful D．the most useful
（ ）2．—What does your father do?
— ．
A．He drives a car B．He watches TV C．He is a dentist D．He is old
（ ）3.---How much did you ______ buying the new bike?
---Three hundred yuan.
A.pay B.cost C.take D.spend
（ ）4. My grandma told me that story again. She me the story.
A.forgetted telling B.forgetted to tell C.forgot telling D.forgot to tell
（ ）5．—The teacher often tells us ________ much time________TV．
A．not to spend；watch B．to not spend；watching
C．not to spend；watching D．don’t spend；watch
（ ）6．Emma has to stay home to look her grandmother．
A．at; at B．in; over C．in; up D．at; after
（ ）7．My brother enjoys to the radio．
A．to listen B．to hear C．listening D．hearing
（ ）8．—I hurt my leg when I was playing football yesterday afternoon．
—_________
A．I’m sorry to hear that． B．Why weren’t you careful ?
C．Oh，really ? D．Are you ok now ?
（ ）9．—You are standing too near to the TV．Can you move a bit _________ ?
—OK，Mum．Is it all right here ?
A．faster B．nearer C．slower D．farther
（ ）10．— What’s wrong with you?
—I feel very _______ I heard a ________ noise just now．
A．frightening；frightened B．frightening；frightening
C．frightened；frightening D．frightened；frightened
（ ）11．Stop so much noise! My father is sleeping．
A．to make B．making C．to hear D．doing
（ ）12．Mount Qomolangma（珠穆朗玛山）is the first mountain in the world．
A．more tall B．tallest C．taller D．highest
（ ）13. My hair is shorter than _______.
     A. my sister   B. my sister’s   C. her    D. she
（ ）14. The word "hour" has ______ "h" , ______"u" and ______ "r'' in it.
A.an; an; a     B.a; an; an      C.an; a ; an     D.a; an; a
（ ）15. --- _________ do you go skateboarding?
--- Every day.
A.How soon B.How often C.How long D.How far
B)．选择与句中划线部分意思相同或相近的选项。
( )16．Good habits help us keep in good health.
A. health B. unhealthy C. healthy
( )17．It’s very nice of you to lend(借) me the bike．
A．beautiful B．well C．kind
( )18. As the eldest child in the family, Tom has to help look after his little sisters.
　 A. look at B. look for 　 C. take care of
( )19．They're talking about the movie star now.
A. at the moment　 B. just a moment　 C. now and then 　
( )20．The singer sang several songs for us before she left．
A．a few B．many C．a little
二．补全对话(5分)
读下面对话，从所给的七个选项中选出五个正确答语完成对话。

A：Excuse me，sir．Where’s the nearest hotel?
B：__21__ You may ask that policeman over there．
(The man goes to the policeman)
A：Excuse me．__22__
C：No，there isn’t a hotel near here．But there is one Bear the Bank of China
A：Oh，I see．___23___
C：It’s about two kilometers away．
A：___24__
C：You’d better（最好） take a taxi．Because it’s so late．there aren’t any buses now．
A：___25__
C：You’re welcome．
三、完形填空。（10分）
Nowadays (如今) more and more people like to do physical exercises(体育活动) 26 their spare time．Physical exercises are 27 important to us．
Firstly, it is important to good health．People who 28 do running, swimming and other exercises will have less chance to get disease．They feel well and look 29, and they can 30 5 to 10 years 31 than those who 32 ．
Secondly, it is important to social（社会）life．While doing exercises, people can 33 about many interesting things 34 each other．
Finally, it is also very important to social development(发展)．Healthy 35 can lead to（通往） a strong country．
（ ）26．A．at B．in C．on D．for
（ ）27．A．more and more B．fewer and fewer C．many and many D．much and much
（ ）28．A．never B．seldom C．often D．hardly
（ ）29．A．fat B．fit C．healthy D．sick
（ ）30．A．play B．live C．stay D．lie
（ ）31．A．short B．shorter C．long D．longer
（ ）32．A．don’t B．doesn’t C．can’t D．needn’t
（ ）33．A．speak B．say C．discuss D．talk
（ ）34．A．to B．with C．about D．for
（ ）35．A．people B．food C．sports D．exercises
四．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的问题的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。(每小题2分，共20分)
(A)
We each have a memory（记忆力）．That’s why we can still remember things after a long time．Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again．Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories．
A good memory is a great help in learning a language．Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child．He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak．Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries．They can learn two languages easily, because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day．In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too．
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises．
（ ）36．Some people can easily learn many things by heart because ．
A．they often eat good food
B．they read a lot of books
C．they have very good memories
（ ）37．Eveybody learns his mother language ．
A．at the age of six
B．when he is a small child
C．after he goes to school
（ ）38．Before a child can speak, he must ．
A．read and write
B．make sentences
C．hear and remember the sound
（ ）39．In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because ．
A．they have no recorders
B．they have too much time for it
C．they are busy with other subjects
（ ）40．Your memory will become better and better ．
A．if you have plenty of good food
B．if you do more and more exercises
C．if you do morning exercises very day
(B)
The clock struck（敲） twelve, but I was still on bed．I could hear it was blowing strongly．“It must be windy outside．”I thought．
I came to a small town a week ago．I sold（卖） clothes to a shop．Christmas was coming and I hoped to buy some presents for my family and friends．So I tried to meet the manager（经理） and ask him to pay for them．I was out of luck．He went to London and I had to wait for him here．There was no theatre here but a cinema．The films were all too bad．I preferred（宁愿） staying in the small hotel， but not sitting in the cold cinema．
Half an hour later, I felt hungry I had to get up．It was white everywhere and some children were skiing down the hill．On my way to the small restaurant, I saw a boy fell onto a rock（石头）, I ran to him quickly and carried him to a hospital．Soon his parents came here．Now I knew the boy was just the manager’s son．He thanked me very much and gave me the money after we had a dinner．
（ ）41．The man was still in bed when it was twelve o’clock because ．
A．he sold his clothes to a shop
B．he wanted to go shopping later
C．he didn’t have any money left
D．he didn’t have anything to do
（ ）42．The underlined words “out of luck” ．
A．时来运转 B．运气不佳 C．漫不经心 D．心灰意冷
（ ）43. Why the passage said “It’s white everywhere”?
A. Because it was daytime.
B. Because there’s something wrong with his eyes.
C. Because it snowed.
D. Because he saw something white.
（ ）44．Which of the following statements is not true?
A．The man got up at about 12∶30 in the afternoon
B．The manager was skiing with his son．
C．A boy hurt himself and was saved（救） by the man．
D．It was very windy that day．
（ ）45．Which of the following proverbs（谚语）can be used for the story?
A．One good turn deserves another．（善有善报）
B．A friend in need is a friend indeed．（患难之交才是真朋友）
C．A good beginning is half ending．（好的开端是成功的一半）
D．A fall in a pit, a gain in your wit．（吃一堑，长一智）
五．用所给英语单词或汉语的正确形式填空。(5分)
46．Don’t forget (turn) off the light when you leave home.
47. Do you want_______________ (watch) the sunset（日落） late this afternoon?
48．I remembered ________________ (give) him the book yesterday. Maybe he put it somewhere.
49. Taiwan is ______________ (big) island of China．I hope to visit it soon．
50. There (be) an English speech contest in our school at 7:00 to 9:00 last night .
六、句子。（每小题2分，共20分）
(A) 句型转换
55．He used to go out for a walk after supper．(改为否定句)
He________ ________ to go out for a walk after supper．
56．There were some pears in the bag.(改为一般疑问句）
pears in the bag?
57．The girl likes watching TV．(改为一般疑问句)
_________ the girl ___________ ___________ TV?
58．I think history isn't as boring as art. （改为否定句）
___________________________________________
59．We can meet at the gate of the zoo at 10:00. (改为祈使句)
_________ _________ at the gate of the zoo at 10:00.
(B) 根据所给汉语意思，完成下列句子。
60.Sam 和Tom一样聪明。
Sam and Tom _________________________________ .
61.在他们班Jim跑的最快。
Jim________________________________________________.
62.昨晚，他们花了近三个小时完成这项任务(task)。
Last night, it __________________ three hours _______________________________ .
63. 他比我更擅长打篮球。
He ______________________________________________.
64. 保持健康对于每个人而言是重要的。
_____ is______for everybody to_______________________.
七、词语运用（每小题1分，共10分）
country, like, family, make, good, kind, else, leaf, spend, happy
Everyone 1 gifts. Different people like different 2__ of gifts. Some gifts are never too small.A little child may give his mother a 3 from a tree.It is enough to make her very 4 .
Gift giving is different in different 5 . In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 6 . Many people have enough things and don’t want too many gifts themselves. In the USA, some people ask their 7 and friends to give money to charity(慈善机构) rather than(而不是) buy them gifts. In Sweden(瑞典), doing something for someone is the 8 gift. People don’t need to 9 too much money. Instead, 10 a meal is enough.
1.___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________

6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10. ___________
八、书面表达。（10分）
假如你是Mary,请以My sister and I 为题写一篇80个单词左右的短文。把自己和sister进行比较。主要从外貌、性格和爱好方面写。

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