2021-超常思维竞赛-8年级-外语真题（含答案）.docx

2021 年超常思维竞赛 外语 初二年级

考试时间：80 分钟满分：100 分
一、单项填空（共 35 小题，每小题 1 分）
从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案，并标在答题卡上。
( ) 1. My sister wants to be actress in the future.
A. a B. the C. an D. / ( ) 2. A good friend should care you all the time.
A. in B. about C. at D. with ( ) 3. Did you do in the countryside with your family?
A. something interesting B. interesting something
C. anything interesting D. interesting anything. ( ) 4. -- do most students use the internet?
-- Three times a week.
A. How soon B. How many C. How long D. How often
( ) 5. Which is movie theater, Wanda Cinema, Changjiang Cinema or Xintiandi Cinema?
A. the most expensive B. expensive
C. more expensive D. much more expensive
( ) 6. There more cars in two years in Shenzhen. The city will be more crowded.
A. will have B. is going to have C. will be D. are going to have ( )7. Nanhu Park is a good place for us in winter holiday. It is very cheap.
A. to go skating B. going skating C. went skating D. go skating ( ) 8. -- do you talk shows?
--I can't stand them.
A. How, think of B. How, like C. What, like D. What, think ( ) 9. he is very tired, he still helps his mom do the housework.
A. Although, but B. /, / C. Although, / D. Although, however ( ) 10. Not everyone knows . Just make sure you try your best.
A. what does he want to be B. what will he be
C. what is he to be D. what he wants to be ( ) 11. There is an interesting talk show on TV now. Please .
A. turn it on B. turn on it C. turn it off D. turn off it

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( ) 12.-- Hi, Lucy . I need to make a banana milk shake.
-- OK, here you are.
A. two cup of yogurt B. two cups of yogurt
C. two cups of yogurts D. two cup of yogurts ( ) 13.-- Can you come to my house for dinner this weekend, Mary?
-- . I have too much homework to do.
A. Sure, I'd love to B. No, I don't. C. Sorry, I can't D. Yes, I'd love ( ) 14. If I go to the movies, I_ my homework.
A. don't finish B. am not finish C. won't finish D. wasn't finish ( ) 15. -- How are you going to become a basketball player, Paul?
-- I am going to practice every day.
A. play basketball B.to play basketball
C. played basketball D. playing basketball ( ) 16. -- Children play in the street.
-- I agree. Parks and zoos are good places for them to play in.
A. should B. shouldn't C. need D. needn't ( ) 17. Dale plans to go shopping going fishing this weekend.
A. because of B. next to C. instead of D. up to ( ) 18. The apartment my parents live in is about 360 square feet size. .
A. for B. on C. in D. at
( ) 19. Helen is the second girl in the talent show. I enjoy watching her dancing.
A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular
( ) 20. Linda was very busy so she flew back to work she finished the training in America.
A. as soon as B. while C. unless D. as long as ( ) 21.-- I'm sorry that I kept you waiting for so long this morning.
-- .
A. Never mind B. That's right C. You're welcome D. The same to you
( ) 22. Yesterday my daughter came back from school a lot later than usual. Do you know
I was worried about her?
A. how often B. how much C. how far D. how soon ( ) 23.-- Alan, I think you'll never get that ball back.
-- I agree. It's lost .
A. suddenly B. recently C. forever D. halfway ( ) 24. I don't like this house with only two small bedrooms. Let's ask for .
A. one B. another C. the other D. others

( ) 25. -- I haven't been to the Bird's Nest in Beijing. What about you?
-- . I am planning to go there this weekend.
A. Me too B. Me neither C. So did I D. Neither did I ( ) 26. -- Is your watch lost?
-- Yes. We around for hours, but couldn't find it.
A. progressed B. searched C. swept D. threw
( ) 27. I have been busy with work. I wish I could find much time more reading.
A. do B.to do C. doing D. done
( ) 28. I'm having much in communicating with him at the moment. Can you help me to explain it to him?
A. control B. trouble C. success D. pressure
( ) 29.-- I've heard a man cover a street with 19 tons of candies in Chengdu to make the street colorful and beautiful.
-- Wow, it's really .
A. unimportant B. unbelievable C. unfair D. unlucky
( ) 30. I advise you to his address before you post the letter to him.
A. hand out B. try out C. give out D. check out ( ) 31.-- Your tea smells great！
-- It's from India. Would you like ?
A.it B. this C. some D. little ( ) 32.-- Which do you prefer, rice or noodles?
-- , thanks. I am not hungry. I only need some water.
A. Neither B. Either C. Both D. All
( ) 33.Peter knows every street in the city because he there for many years.
A. has gone B. has been C. has been in D. has come ( ) 34.-- Mom, my classmates are playing outside. Can I join them?
-- Not until your homework .
A. finishes B. is finished C. finished D. was finished ( ) 35.-- What should we do now, Mr. Clark?
-- Please turn to Page and look at the picture.
A. Twelve; fifth B. Twelfth; fifth C. Twelve; five D. Twelfth; five

二、思维题 （每题 1 分， 共 20 分）
( ) 36. The elevator can carry no more than 6 adults or no more than 9 children. What is the maximum number of children that can get into the elevator with 2 adults?
A. 7 B.6 C. 5 D. 4

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( ) 37. Three of the following words are alike in some way.
Which is the different one?
A. cold B. humid C. mild D. frosty ( ) 38.EDUCATION is to CLASSROOM, so GROCERIES are to:
A.milk B.fruit C.supermarket D.list ( ) 39. Where is Chile?
A. Europe B. South America C. North America D. Africa

( ) 40. Who is this man?
A. Zuckerberg B. Elon Musk C. Bill Gates D. Steve Jobs
( ) 41.Five mothers are comparing their babies' weights. Bert is heavier than Annie, but lighter than Judy. Sally is also heavier than Annie, but not as heavy as Bert. Rob turns out to be just a little heavier than both Bert and Judy.
Who is the second heaviest?
A. Bert B. Rob C. Annie D. Judy

( ) 42. In a foreign language:

MISD KUMP GOTH
means
MERRY CHRISTMAS DAD.
GOTH WUM FREK KUMP
means
DAD IS MERRY TODAY.
KOMP WUM FREK KUMP
means
MUM IS MERRY TODAY.
Which word means CHRISTMAS?
A. MISD B. GOTH C. KUMP D. WUM ( ) 43. If you rearrange the letters in "GOICCHA", you get a name of a/an:
A. city B. animal C. country D. park
( ) 44. What's the legend behind using firecrackers to celebrate Chinese New Year?
A. They're meant to scare away monsters.
B. They wake up the gods in time for the celebration.
C. They provide light for the dark winter night.
D. They do it just for fun.
( ) 45. is a student in the first year of university.
A. New man B. Freshman C. Enroll D. Principal

( ) 46. Tanya is older than Eric. Cliff is older than Tanya. Eric is older than Cliff.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
A. true B. false C. uncertain D. unknown
( ) 47. Eileen is planning a special birthday dinner for her husband's 35th birthday. She wants the evening to be memorable, but her husband is a simple man who would rather be in jeans at a baseball game than in a suit at a fancy restaurant. Which restaurant below should Eileen choose?
A. Alfredo's offers fine Italian cuisine and an elegant Tuscan décor. Patrons will feel as though they've spent the evening in a luxurious Italian villa.
B. Pancho's Mexican Buffet is an all-you-can-eat family style smorgasbord with the best tacos in town.
C. The Parisian Bistro is a four-star French restaurant where guests are treated like royalty. Chef Diberf Olay is famous for his beef bourguignon.
D. Marty's serves delicious, hearty meals in a charming setting reminiscent of a baseball clubhouse in honor of the owner. Marty Lester, a former major league baseball all-star.
( ) 48. Choose the word that is a necessary part of the underlined word.
Book
A. fiction B. pages C. rhythm D. learning
) 49. Look at this series, V, VIII, XI, XIV, , XX, which number should fill the blank?
A. IX B. XVII C. XXIII D. XV ( ) 50. Which word does not belong with the others?
A. inch B. ounce C. centimeter D. yard ( ) 51. Is the wind through a tree a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
A. a solid B. a liquid C. a gas D. None of the above ( ) 52. Which part of the mint plant do we usually eat?
A. the stem B. the fruit C. the flower D. the leaves ( ) 53. The coming 2022 Olympic Winter Games will be held in
A. Beijing B. Tokyo C. Seoul D. Kuala Lumpur ( ) 54. What do these two changes have in common?
a piece of apple turning brown a copper statue turning green
A. Both are only physical changes. B. Both are chemical changes.
C. Both are caused by heating. D. Both are caused by cooling.
( ) 55. A lighting bolt flashes in the sky. This is an example of converting to light energy.
A. heat energy B. sound energy C. electrical energy D. None of the above

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三、完型填空, 选出一个最佳答案。（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分）
When I finished my work and put away my things, I hurried to drive home for my 30th birthday celebration. My husband called, and he would give me a 56 this evening. Then I came up to a red light and stopped.
As I was 57 , I saw a young guy standing on my left. He was pale in the face and 58 a cardboard sign with some writing on it. When you're in the heart of downtown, it's pretty 59 to see homeless people asking for money. Generally, I would 60 them, but this time when I looked over the sign, I stopped. I didn't know 61 , but this sign struck me.
I can't remember what the sign said 62 , but it was something like: “Need money / 63 , have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps.”
The light had just turned green, and there was a line of supper rush hour traffic 64 me. I went back and forth in my mind a hundred times in that next second. “ Should I do something or just 65 ?” The traffic moved forward, and I went with it.
About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy. I felt so 66 for him. So, I decided to go back and ask him if I could buy him some food and listen to his 67 .
It took me about five minutes to turn around and back on to the same 68 where I had seen him. It was just five minutes--but he had gone.
“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered. So, there was 69 left to do except for going on my driving.
Back at home, I just couldn't 70 happy when I thought of the pale face. If you get an idea from inside you, act on it. Don't miss out--for yourself and for that other person.
( ) 56.A. kiss
B. hand
C. donation
D. surprise
( ) 57.A. shopping
B. waving
C. waiting
D. standing
( ) 58 A. pulling
B. pushing
C. holding
D. throwing
( ) 59.A. common
B. hard
C. impossible
D. strange
( ) 60.A. help
B. pass
C. stop
D. join
( ) 61.A. how
B. when
C. where
D. why
( ) 62.A. suddenly
B. gradually
C. exactly
D. hardly
( ) 63.A. books
B. food
C. medicine
D. house
( ) 64.A. beside
B. before
C. above
D. behind
( ) 65.A. wait
B. drive
C. walk
D. greet
( ) 66. A. upset
B. thankful
C. impolite
D. angry
( ) 67.A. advice
B. songs
C. jokes
D. story
( ) 68. A. street
B. house
C. light
D. store
( ) 69.A. everything
B. anything
C. something
D. nothing
( ) 70.A. sound
B. appear
C. seem
D. stop

四.阅读理解（每小题 1 分,共 20 题）
阅读下面四篇材料，根据材料内容从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
Once upon a time there lived two brothers named Jacob and William in Germany. They liked to listen to old stories and then write them down. So they had enough stories to make a book. You can guess the name of the book! It is Grimms' Fairy Tales.
The story of this little book began when the brothers were still in school. And it started with a good teacher. The teacher liked to find out how things happened. Soon the two brothers were doing the same thing. They asked questions and then looked for answers.
Among the questions the brothers asked, “Who made up the old fairy tales? Who first told about Cinderella ? Why made up the story of the Snow White and the story of Sleeping Beauty?”
They found that no one knew the answers to such questions. The tales were made up in very early times. Most of them were made up in the days before people knew how to write. People told the stories to one another and to their children. But only a few old people still remembered them.
“When old people die, the stories will die with them,” said the brothers. “We must write down all the stories we can find.”
Jacob and William hunted for stories for five years. At last they had 89 tales written. Just before Christmas in 1812, the first book was published.
People love the book! They asked more fairy tales. So Grimms put tales into two more books. In all they collected 210 stories to put into their books.
( ) 71.Who wrote Grimms' Fairy Tales?
A. Jacob and his teacher. B. William and his teacher.
C. Jacob and William. D. Some old people. ( ) 72. What did the teacher like to do?
A. To ask questions and look for answers. B. To make up stories.
C To tell the stories to his students. D. To asked some old people to tell stories. ( ) 73. Most of the tales in the Grimms' books were made up .
A. in five years' time B. when Jacob and William were students
C. before people knew how to write D. by some old people ( ) 74. The two brothers wrote down all the stories because .
A. their teacher asked them to do so
B. their parents asked them to do so
C. they liked all stories very much.
D. they didn't want to the stories to die with the old people

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( ) 75. Grimm's Fairy Tales came out .
A. in 1218 B. in 1812 C. in 1912 D. in 1918

B
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic way that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion. “I love you” is too luxurious(奢侈的)for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper when he's very tired from the hard work. It is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom. I have a question to ask you.” I said after a while.
“What?” She replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued sewing the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn't know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words：
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully. “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable( 结实). If life is a quilt then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or any time, but it's really there. Love is inside.”
( ) 76. Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?
A. Because they ha