八年级英语奥林匹克竞赛试题.doc

八年级英语奥林匹克竞赛
(考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
班级：____________ 姓名：______________ 得分：_____________
一、词语释义：(10%)
（ ）1.Unlike your city,there are a lot of cars in our city.
A.The same as B.Different from C.Loving D.Not liking
（ ）2.Nearly ten students aren't there today.
A.About B.More than C.As many as D.Not far
（ ）3.I'm pleased to help Jack with his Chinese.
A.afraid B.kind C.glad D.sad
（ ）4.He went out and did a lot of shopping.
A.many B.much C.a little D.few
（ ）5.The party went on when I left.
A.didn't stop B.stopped C.was over D.began
（ ）6.Please give my best wishes to everyone else in our class.
A.say hello to B.give a message to C.give my thanks to D.buy a dear present to
（ ）7.Will you pay for the meal or shall I?
A.help yourself to B.make tea for C.give out money for D.pass on
（ ）8.Please make a phone call to Ann and ask her if she wants to come over.
A.make up B.look up C.ring up D.put up
（ ）9.The work goes on well when the people do it one after another in good order.
A.take time B.take exercises C.take turning D.take turns
（ ）10.She is not very clever,but I like her all the same.
A.all right B.not yet C.still D.as usual
二、单项选择
（ ）11.----________I have a look at your new watch? -------Yes, please.
A. May B. Need C. Dare D. Must
（ ）12. ________fine weather we have today!
A. How B. How a C. What D. What a
（ ）13.You may watch TV this evening, ______ you must finish the exercise first.
A. so B. or C. and D. but
（ ）14.We couldn't use the milk because it had _______ bad
. A. been B. gone C. come D. made
（ ）15. -----I'm so glad to see you here, Mike. -------What ______ you here today?
A. makes B. carries C. brings D. takes
（ ）16. -----Pass me the pencil, please. -------__________.
A. Yes, please. B.That's right. C. Excuse me. D. Here you are.
（ ）17.We go into town by bus because the car________ is always full.
A. park B. place C. house D. stop
（ ）18. It's the first time that Tom has been to the Summer Palace, ________?
A. isn't he B.hasn't he C.hasn't it D.isn't it
（ ）19.She has a very nice watch. She said she bought ti _____only 10 yuan.
A.for B. at C. with D. in
（ ）20.Put the book -_______ it wa, Peter.
A.while B.that C.where D. there
（ ）21.The woman said,"Yes, I'll buy that one. It's _______ me."
A. too good to B.too good for C. good enough to D.good enough for
（ ）22.----Did she tell anything about it? -------No, she said_________.
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything.
（ ）23.Never forget _______"Thank you' when someone helps you.;
A. to speak B. to say C.telling D. talking
（ ）24.----May I go now? ------No, you _______. You _______ stay here.
A. needn't ; have to B. needn't ; must
C. mustn't ; have to D.mustn't ; has to
（ ）25.Class Three ______ a map. The map is on the wall of ______classroom.
A.has ; its B.have ; their C. there is ; its D. there are ; their
（ ）26. Why not -______ to the English evening now?
A. go B. to go C. going D. is going
（ ）27.How long does it ______ you to travel from Beijing to Shanghai?
A. spend B. take C. make D. use
（ ）28.----Where have you been? -----I have been to _________.
A. the Smith's B. the Smith C.Smiths' D.Smith
（ ）29.The children sang not Chinese song this time ______English song.
A. but B.besides C. except D. by
（ ）30.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
三、动词填空:根据每小题括号内动词用其适当形式填空,使句子完整与正确。
31. They usually ________ (fly) kites on Sundays.
32. Look, the dogs _________ (run) after the cat.
33. Miss Gao __________(teach) English in our school since she came here.
34.The class meeting __________(hold) last Wednesday afternoon.
35.You should let him __________(finish) the work by himself.
36.Meimei _________ (go) to wash the old woman's clothes twice every week.
37.Mr Jiang _________ (teach) us Chinese last term.
38.My father _________(come) back from Japan tomorrow.
39.It's seven o'clock now. The Greens _________(have) breakfast together.
40.Jim-__________(learn) many Chinese songs since he came to China.
四、根据括号内的要求，完成下列句子的转换。
41.You have to dig a deep hole for the tree.(改为一般疑问句）
_________you _________to dig a deep hole for the tree?
42.The man cleans the toilet every morning.(改为否定句）
The man _________ ____ the toilet every morning.
43.The baby has four meals a day.(对画线部分提问）
________ _________ meals a day ________ the baby ________?
44.It's August 23rd tomorrow.(对画线部分提问)
________ _________ __________ tomorrow?
45.She teaches English. (完成反意疑问句）
She teaches English, ________ ___________
46.Linda is watching carefully.(改为感叹句）
_________ ___________ __________ is watching!
47.I didn't know about this. He told me last night. (用not....until 连接）
I _________ know about this _______ he told me last night.
48.The maths problem is too difficult for him to work out.(改为复合句)
The maths problem is ________ difficult _______ he can't work it out.
五、阅读理解
A
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time ,computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the networks broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information(信息)could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first,the Internet was only used by the goverment(政府),but,in the early 1970s, university(大学),hospitals and banks were allowed ( ) to use it too. Howerver,computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software(软件) that made "Surfing"(浏览）the Internet more convenient(方便).
Today it is easy to get-on-line and it is said that millions of people use the internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
（ ）49.The Internet has a history of ______ years.
A.about 40 B.less than 30 C.more than 45 D.nearly 35
（ ）50.Scientists set up a new network system to _______.
A. make the computer cheaper. B.use the computer widely
C.make the computer go well D.develop new softwares
（ ）51.The Internet was widely used in the ______.
A.1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s
（ ）52.The underlined words "get-on-line" in Chinese means "________"
A.上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑
（ ）53.Which of the following is NOT ture?
A.In the 1960s computer networks system went wrong easily.
B.Computers are much cheaper than before.
C.Today the Internet is used everywhere.
D.People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago.
B
Mr Smith worked in an office (公司). He had neither a wife nor children. And he lived in an old house. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money on drinks. Sometimes he was hungry. He had to borrow some money from his workmates to buy a little food. One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The man had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got out. "Thank you, sir" said Mr Smith. Now I can open the door myself. The taxi went away, but he couldn't put the key into the keyhole(锁眼) . He was trying to do it while a policeman came. "Can I help you put the key into the keyhole, sir?" asked the policeman. "Thank you, sir," said Mr Smith. "The house is circling now If you can stop it from moving. I can open the door myself."
（ ）54. Mr Smith _______.
A. was married B. had two children C. was single D. had a taxi
（ ）55. He spent all his money ________.
A. on his clothes B. on drinks C. on cigarettes(香烟) D. on his house
（ ）56. One evening Mr Smith's friend asked him _________.
A. to visit his old house B. to watch a football match
C. to have a meal with him D. to drive a taxi for him
（ ）57. That night Mr Smith could hardly stand _______.
A. because he drank too much B. because he was too happy
C. because he felt too tired D. to drive a taxi for him
（ ）58. Which of the following sentence is true?
A. Mr Smith opened the door himself B. The old house was circling then.
C. Mr Smith was very angry with the policeman.
D. Mr Smith couldn't open the door without the help lr the policeman.
六、补全对话
A:Good morning ,class! __________________________(59)?
B:Good morning! I am. Today is October 20,Wednesday. ________________________Jim Green(60).
A:Where's Jim Green?
B:________________________America with his family(61).
A:Has he ever been there before?
B:Yes, he lived there before he came to China.
A:Do you know____________________________(62)?
B:I hear he will be back until January.
A:_______________________________________(63)?
B:No, I haven't got any letter from him yet.
B
A:Excuse me. _____________________________(64)?
B:No,there isn't. The nearest bookshop is about 5 kilometres away.
A:________________________(65)? I don't know the way.
B:Walk along this road, and take the second turning on the left.
Walk on until you reach the end. _____________________________ on the right.(66)
A:Is there a bus?
B:Yes. The No,3 bus ________________________67).
A:___________________________________________(68)?
B:It will take you half an hour to get there.
A:Thanks a lot.
B:Not at all.
七、综合填空。
At different times in a man's life his food has different effects(影响) on his body. Among children f_______(69) is quickly changed to the power(力量to run and play games. Most of a young man's food is spent on growing t________(70); we grow upwards(生长）only d________(71) the first twenty years of our l___________(72), not later. Working men get their strong bodies from their food; and if they work h________(73),they do not get fat. Office workers eat well and s________(74) down a lot, and may begin to growfat when still quite young. Many older p_________(75) try to work much and walk often. Perhaps the most difficult time is when a man __________(76) sixty years of age. His body and mind b_______(77) restful, without much work or interest. That is when food changes qucikly to f____________(78).
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