2023年八年级英语知识竞赛试题.doc

八年级下册英语竞赛试题
一 单项选择（共15小题，计15分）
( C )1.The meat is ____dear and eating ____ meat is bad for your health .
A .very much , many B. too many , many too
C much too , too much D. a lot , much too
( D )2. There are many trees on ______ side of the street.
A. all B. both C. every D. each
( C )3. ——It’s so hot in the room . _____ ——Not at all . I’d be happy to .
A. Isn’t it very cold today ? B .Are you feeling ill today ?
C. Would you mind opening the window ?
D. Have you bought the kite to me ?
( D )4 Nobody told us _____
A. what to do it B .how to do
C .where to do D. when to do it
( D )5——Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?
——I’ll buy ___ of them ,so I can give one to my friend , Helen .
A .either B .neither C. all D .both
( C )6. Luckily , Mr Johnson saw ______ .
A.what was happened B. what is happened C .what was happening D .what is to happen
( D )7.If there were no exams , we should have ____ at school .
A. the happier time B. a more happier time
C. much happiest time D. a much happier time
( A )8 ---I hope you can help me with my English this evening. ---________.
A. Sorry, I’m afraid not B. Yes, I’m busy C. I hope so D. Certainly not
( C )9. We won’t leave until Mr Li _______ back.
A. come B. came C. comes D. will come
( B )10.---Must we come back before five?
---No. you ______. You may come back before six if you like.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. may not
( D )11 Why don’t men do _______ housework?
A. a bit B. a few C. a little of D. a bit of
( ) 12. How did you make him______?
A. stop talking B. to stop talking
C. stops talking D. stopped to talk
( ) 13. ______ fine weather it is today!
A. What a B. How C. How a D. What
( ) 14 ---Which do you prefer, oranges or apples?
---_______. I ’d like bananas.
A. Yes, both B. Neither, thank you
C. No, thanks D. I’m glad you like it
( ) 15. ---______ is it from our school to Lupu Bridge?
---About half an hour’s bus ride.
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How much
Ⅱ．完形填空。(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Many students have hobbies，such as reading，painting，growing vegetables in their gardens,and 16 animals．Some hobbies are relaxing and 17 are creative．Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills． 。
David Smith is a student，and his hobby is writing．During the summer of 2023，he 1 8four weeks on a summer camp.As well as the usual activities，such as sailing，climbing andmountaln biking，there was a writing workshop with a professional 19 ． “She asked us toimagine that we were in a story．Then we wrote about our 20 at the camp.In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life，and it 21 as a book in2023．Many teenagers love his book，and as a result，David has become a 22 young writer．David has been very lucky． 23 his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success，but he is also interested in many other things．“I like playing volleyball，too,” says David．“I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team．I’ll 24 write more books in the future，but I’m not sure．”
It’s sometimes difficult 25 that we shouldn’t spend all our time on our favourite hobby here are many other interesting things to do in life，and we should try to do soreething new or different.
（ ）1 6．A．looking after B.to look after C.taking care D．to take care
（ ）l 7．A．other B．others C. the other D. another
（ ）1 8．A．pays B. paid C. pendsspends D．spent
（ ）1 9．A．scientist B．doctor C.singer D.writer
（ ）20．A．experience B．examples C.excuses D.interviews
（ ）2 1．A．was out of style B．ran out of
C.came out D.tried out
（ ）22．A．successful B．normal C. polite D.lonely
（ ）23．A．or B.but C. because D.though
（ ）24．A．usually B．quickly C. probably D.once
（ ）25．A．remember B．remembers C.remembered D.to remember
二．阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分。共30分)
（A）
Born in a rich family, Florence. Nightingale took 1essons in music and drawing and read great books when she was young. As a child. she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. So she decided to be a nurse, but her father was strongly against her decision.
She went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England. she started a nursing home for woman. During the Crimean War in l854, Florence went to the front hospital. She used her own money to buy beds, clothes and food for the wounded (受伤的) soldier. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips (嘴唇 ) of dying soldiers. After she returned to England. she was praised (赞扬 ) for her work by Queen Victoria. But she said that her work had just begun. She raised (筹款 ) money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health.
( ) 1. When she was a child, Florence______.
A. was born in a poor family B. taught music and drawing
C. loved to help those sick people
( ) 2 What made Florence decide to be a nurse?
A. She read great books. B. Her own wish to help the sick.
C. Her father's wish.
( ) 3. In l854. when Florence worked in front hospital, ______.
A. she received no money at all
B. she got a large sum of money
C. the working conditions (环境 ) were very good
( ) 4. Why was Florence praised by Queen Victoria?
A. She did a lot of work during the Crimean War.
B. She wrote a book on public health.
C. She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.
( ) 5. The word "Home" in "Nightingale Home for Nurses" means_______
A. family B. house C. school
(B)

In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century, they cut the tops of evergreens andhung upside down in a livingroom corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.
The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two=thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.
( ) 6. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how people in the past enjoyed Christmas
B.when people began to enjoy Christmas
C. Christmas trees D. Christmas history
( ) 7. When and where were Christmas trees first used in the world?
A. In the sixteenth century in Germany
B. . In the seventeenth century in Germany
C.In the eighteenth century in America
D.In the nineteenth century in America
( ) 8. What does the underlined word “evergreens” mean?
A.圣诞树 B.落叶树 C.常青树 D.杨树
( ) 9. People in the old days used Christmas trees during Christmas seasons because_______.
A. they liked to use it to decorate the house
B. they thought green trees were powerful
C. they wanted to put little presents on the trees
D. they wanted to have a party around the trees
( )10. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. People now decorate the Christmas trees with the same things as they did in the old days.
B. We may call a Christmas tree “evergreens” now.
C. Christmas trees have power.
D. Germans people brought the custom of using Christmas to America.
(C)
One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away front the cities. He fell ill and wanted very much to see a doctor.
The American wanted to find out a fine doctor there. A man told him, “That’s very easy. If there is a patient that a doctor can’t cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).
The American thought, “The less balloons are, the better the doctor is.” He began to look for the best doctor along the street. First he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes he found another one, which had 30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.
At last he found the third clinic that was very new, and only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. “Wait a minute,” said the doctor. “I’m too busy, you know. I have to put some balloons,” The American looked at the new clinic and asked, “When did you open yours?” The doctor answered, “It was only yesterday!” The American was very much surprised and said to himself, “Where can’t I find the best doctor?”
( )11. _______ went to the small town for their holidays.
A. Many people B. Some people
C. Most people D. A lot of people
( )12. The American wanted to see a doctor because ______.
A. he didn’t feel well B. he was very happy
C. he was very tired D. he was a doctor, too
( )13. It was ______ to find a fine doctor in the town.
A. easy B. not hard C. dangerous D. difficult
( )14. If the three doctors opened their clinics at the same time,which one do you think is the best?
A. The first one B. The second one
C. The third one D. I’m not sure
( )15. The third clinic was ______.
A. a new one B. an old one C. the best D. the worst
四、词语填空（共10小题，计20分）
interest two learn other kind
with minute be but quickly
。

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning. _1_ read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can___ 2 __ what is happening in the world.
Sometimes, we don’t have enough time to read all ,so we just take a ___3__ look at the front page. At other times, we may ___4_ in such a hurry that we only have a few __5____ to look at the headlines of the passage.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many __6__ of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published（出版） once a week,___7_ most of the papers are published once a day___8_ many pages, some even published___9__ a day! You know different people enjoying reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are _10___ in
1______ 2______ 3 ________ 4 ________ 5_____
6 ________ 7______ 8______ 9_____ 10_______
五. 补全对话（10分）
A: You look unhappy. ___1___ .
B: My parents want me to learn to play the piano after school.
A: ___2 __ .
B: But I have no time. ___3 __ .
A: You should talk about it with your parents.
B: ___4___ .They won’t listen to me.
A: Why not ask your uncle for advice?
B: ___5 _____________ .
六、书面表达(满分15分)
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