八年级第二学期英语英语读写能力竞赛题.doc

八年级第二学期英语英语读写能力 竞赛题温馨提示：请同学们务必把选择题的答案写在答题卡指定的位置上，否则视为无效答案。一、单项填空 (本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）( ) 1. There are many _ and _ in our school. A. Frenchmen, Germen B. Frenchmans, Germans C. Frenchmen, Germans D. Frenchmans, Germen( ) 2. Miller _ 4,300 yuan on his iPad yesterday. A. paid B. spent C. took D. cost ( ) 3. Linda was very _ when she heard the _ news. A. exciting, excited B. excited, excitingC. exciting, exciting D. excited, excited ( ) 4. Our teacher are very strict _ us _ our homework. A. to, on B. with, for C. with, in D. to, in ( ) 5. The ruler is _ that one. A. half as long as B. as long as half C. as half as long D. as half long as( ) 6. The head teacher with his students _the park if it _ tomorrow.A. is going to, isnt rainy B. are going to, isnt rainy C. is going to, wont rain D. are going to, doesnt rain( ) 7. The man lives _ but he doesnt feel _. A. lonely, alone B. alone, lonely C. alone, alone D. lonely, lonely( ) 8. We all know that _ we work, _ result well get.A. the more hard, the more better B. much, much more C. the harder, the better D. far, a little more( ) 9. I dont know _ to deal with this math problem. Its too hard.You can ask your math teacher _ help. A. what, for B. how, to C. what, to D. how, for ( ) 10. Is your mother _?She looks really young. A. in her fiftyB. at her fifty C. in her fifties D. at her fifties( ) 11. I got used _ an apple every morning.A. have B. to have C. to having D. having( ) 12. They are _ a new host for the show. A. trying on B. trying out C. trying in D. trying to( ) 13. Japan is _ the east of China.A. in B. on C. at D. to( ) 14. Im hungry. I want something _. A. to drink B. to eat C. drinking D. eating( ) 15. We should avoid _ with our classmates. A. quarrel B. to quarrel C. quarreling D. quarreled ( ) 16. Danny did all kinds of things to make the baby _. A. to stop crying B. stop crying C. to stop to cry D. stop to cry ( ) 17. I wrote _ my brother last Sunday, but I havent heard _ him up to now. A. from, to B. to, of C. to, to D. to, from ( ) 18. Who do you think will _ the prize? A. beat B. win C. ride into D. lost ( ) 19. Li Ming failed in the exam again _ he tried really hard. A. even B. so C. even though D. if ( ) 20. How far is it from Nanjing to Guangzhou?Its about _ flight. A. two hour B. two-hours C. two hours D. two hours二、完形填空 。(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）The surprise partyThe surprise party is very popular in America. Most Americans think it is very 21 to have surprise parties for their friends or family members. It is quite possible (可能的) to plan a surprise party when someones 22 is coming. Do you want to know 23 a surprise party is like?It was a night at Bobs home. His wife (妻子) 24 him to go to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walked 25 the kitchen and opened the door. Suddenly (突然), he 26 a strange sound and then saw a bear 27 in front of him! Bob was very scared. Just then the 28 took off his costume(服装). It was Bobs friend Charles! There were also some people 29 him. All of them said “Surprise! Happy Birthday!” to him.In fact, there are many 30 of surprise parties. A successful surprise party always makes people surprised and excited.( ) 21. A. exciting B. badC. afraidD. boring( ) 22. A. Christmas B. birthdayC. New YearD. Easter( ) 23. A. what B. howC. whenD. where( ) 24. A. let B. askedC. madeD. had( ) 25. A. of B. fromC. toD. on( ) 26. A. played B. listenedC. readD. heard( ) 27. A. stand B. standingC. to standD. stood( ) 28. A. bear B. girlC. wifeD. dog( ) 29. A. front B. behindC. inD. while( ) 30. A. teams B. glassesC. kindsD. groups三、阅读理解 (本大题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）(A)The following is a mark table (分数表) about the English competition. Find some useful information to the questions below. (读下面的英语竞赛成绩单，回答后面的问题。)ItemsGroup1Group2Group3Group41.answer correctly667275772.answer quickly747978633.answer humorously (幽默地)686980784.speak clearly878582875.speak loudly909290916.speak freely808283847.have a good manner787574788.co-operate (合作) well81648784Average (平均分)78778180( ) 31. _ co-operate best of all the groups.A. The students in Group 1 B. The students in Group 2C. The students in Group 3 D. The students in Group 4( ) 32. Group 1 is thought to have spoken as _ as Group 3.A. clearly B. loudly C. freely D. quickly( ) 33. Group 4 did worst in “_”.A. answer humorously B. speak freelyC. have a good manner D. answer quickly( ) 34. In “answer correctly”, Group 1 was _ marks lower than Group 4.A. 6 B. 9 C. 11 D. 10( ) 35. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Group 1 did as well as Group 4 in “have a good manner”.B. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks less than Group 1.C. The average of Group 3 is 3 marks more than Group 1.D. Group 3 is the winner of the competition. (B)There were many mice in Jacks house. They ran about all over the house at night. In the day, they were back to their homes. “What I need is a good cat,” thought Jack. He knew of a man who had cats, so Jack went to see him. “Do you have a cat that is good for the mice?” Jack asked the man. “Well, yes, I happen to have such a cat,” answered the man. “Ill take it,” said Jack. He paid for the cat and took it home. A week later, Jack went back to the man with the cat in his hand. “My house has more mice now than before,” Jack said angrily. “The cat you sold me doesnt want to catch them at all. But you said it was good for the mice.” “Thats right,” said the man. “It is good for the mice. Come to think about it it is good for the mice!”( ) 36. _ worried Jack a lot. A. A manB. A cat C. The miceD. The house( ) 37. Jack bought a cat from _. A. a friendB. the marketC. a neighborD. a man( ) 38. After the cat came to Jacks home, there were _ in his house. A. more miceB. fewer miceC. no mice D. more cats( ) 39. What did Jack mean by saying “is good for the mice”? A. Be kind to the mice. B. Be interested in playing with the mice.C. Be good at catching the mice. D. Be helpful to the mice.( ) 40. What did the man mean by saying “is good for the mice”? A. Be kind to the mice. B. Be interested in playing with the mice.C. Be good at catching the mice. D. Be worried about the mice. (C)配对阅读。5个人想征友，下面是7位应征人的简介。请将相关信息配对。( ) 41. Alan, a 22-year-old boy, wants to have a female pen pal who is from Asia, because he is interested in Asian countries and their history.( ) 42. Sandy is a Chinese girl. She likes music, traveling and playing sports. She wants a pen pal from America.( ) 43. Mary is from Brazil. She wants to write to her pen pal because she doesnt have a computer.( ) 44. Jennifer is16. She wants to have a pen pal who is the same age as her.( ) 45. Sam loves talking with his friends on the Internet. He thinks its slow to write e-mails.A. Roy, the USA I love sports, music and traveling. I want to meet people from Asian countries.B. Bonnie, England Id like to make friends with those who come from all over the world. I love music, sports and movies.C. Mario, Egypt Hi! I want to have a lot of friends from all over the world. I prefer to write letters to my friends.D. Shirley, Japan Hi! Im a university student, a 21-year-old girl. I like to make friends. Id like to talk about my country, the culture and so on.E. Peter, Korea Im a 15-year-old boy. I like playing computer games, listening to music and seeing movies. I like to talk with my friends on the Internet.F. Sam, France Hi! Im 16. Id like to make friends with those who are as old as me. I like listening to R&B and hip-hop music.G. John, ItalyI like traveling and meeting new friends. Im a bit shy, but I can get along well with people.选择题答题卡(每小题1分，共45分)123456788101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445四、请用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（每空1分，共10分）46. Im very _ (please) with what you are doing for us.47. I believe we _ (win) the game next time.48. I hope everything _ (go) well.49. The police warn children _ (not play) on the road.50. Jim is one of the most lively _ (boy) in our class.51. It _ (seem) that he doesnt like swimming.52. He told me all the news but none of it _ (be) exciting.53. Before _ (make) an important decision, think it over.54. I _ (call) Kangkang yesterday.55. How could he refuse _ (do) the work?五、同义句转换。（每小题2分，共10分）56. The bottle is filled with water. The bottle _ _ _ water.57. Why did Maria go to the Von Trapp family? _ did Maria go to the Von Trapp family _?58. He could swim when he was seven years old. He could swim _ _ _ _ seven.59. She no longer lives in Beijing. She _ _ in Beijing _ _.60. Its ten minutes on foot from here to the office. Its ten minutes _ from here_ the office.六、请根据汉语意思完成句子。（每小题2分， 共10分）61. 中国是一个有着悠久历史的国家。 China is a country .62. 中国共产党诞生于1921年。 The party in 1921.63. 这将有助于你重获快乐的感觉。 It will help you happiness.64. 我真的希望能解决这个难题。 Im really solving the problem.65. 天气变得越来越暖和。 The weather gets .七、看图短文填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。请将答案填写在答卷相应题目的答题位置上。(Zhu Min is asking Li Yi what he is going to do during his summer holidays. Z: Zhu Min; L: Li Yi) Z: When will the summer holidays 66） _, do you know? L: Yes, next week. The holiday will 67）_ from July 7th to August 31st. Z: How are you going to 68） _ your holidays?L: My 69） _ and I will travel to a few big cities in the 70） _ of China. Z: What cities are you going to71）_ ? L: 72）_were going to Shenyang and well 73） _ there for half a month, then to Changchun, and finally(最后)to Harbin. Z: Wonderful! Theyre all places of great interest, I think. By the way, how are you going there?L: By74） _. Z:I hope youll enjoy 75） _. L: Thank you. Im sure well have a good time.八、书面表达。（共10分）如今越来越多的人骑自行车，自行车在许多城市很受欢迎，骑车上学或上班都很方便。那么你喜欢哪种交通工具呢？为什么？请你结合表格里的信息来进行论述。Items FeaturesAdvantagesDisadvantagesriding bicyclessave money and energy,avoid air pollution,low cost, less space, keep healthymake riders tireddriving carssave timehigh cost, cause air pollution, need space 要求：1. 结构完整，意思连贯，语法正确； 2. 结合以上表格里的信息，可适当发挥。 3. 80词左右。 参考答案一1-5 CBBCA 6-10 ABCDC 11-15 CBDBC 16-20 BDBCD二21-25 ABABC 26-30 DBABC三31-35 CBDCB 36-40 CDACA 41-45 DACFE四46. pleased 47. will win 48. goes 49. not to play 50. boys 51. seems 52. was 53. making 54. called 55. to do五56. is full of 57. What, for 58.at the age of 59 doesnt live, any longer 60. walk to 六 61. with a long history 62. came into being 63. bring back a sense of 64. looking forward to 65. warmer and warmer 七 66. begin/start 67.last 68. spend 69.parents 70.northeast 71. visit 72. First 73. stay 74. train 75. yourselves 八One possible version: Bicycles are still popular in many places. Why? Riding bicycles can save money and energy. It can avoid air pollution. Whats more, it has low cost and needs less space. But riding for a long time makes us feel tired.Driving cars saves more time than riding bicycles. But it has high cost, causes air pollution and needs more space.So I think the better way to travel is riding bicycles. If you get a chance to travel, please choose to ride bicycles.