八年级英语竞赛试题.doc

八年级英语竞赛试题2. See the clouds ! It _ rain. A. will B. is going to C. will be D. must If you want to be thinner and healthier, youd better eat _ food and take_ exercise.A. more; fewer B. more; less C. fewer; more D. less; more A: I saw Ann _ a green dress at the meeting. B: I think she looks better _ red. （ 2003 重庆） A. dressed; in B. put on; wear C. wearing; in D. wear; put on3. Harry Potter is an _ book for children, but my cousin doesnt seem at all _ in it.A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interestedC. interesting; interested D. interested; interesting 4. He likes _ , but he doesnt like _ today because it is too cold.A. to swim; swimming B. to swim; to swim C. swimming; to swim D. swimming, swimming 5. _ he _ look at a map?A. Does, need B. Need, to C. Does, need to D. Needs, to 6. The policeman told the little boy _ football in the street. Its dangerous.A. not play B. not playing C. not to play D. to play 7. -Mum, I think Im _ to get back to school.-Not really, my dear. Youd better stay at home for another day or two . A. so well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough 8. -Why dont you have a notebook with you?- Ive _ it at home.A. lost B. forgotten C. left D. found (2004 烟台)15.John fell asleep _ he was listening to the music.A. after B. before C. while D. as soon as 16. The students of Class One are helping the farmers. Some are picking apples, _ are holding the ladders.A. another B. the other C. others D. other 17. - I called you yesterday afternoon, but there was no reply.-I _ a dolphin show the zoo with my cousins. （2003 内江）A. watched B. will watch C. am watching D. was watching18. “Dont always make Michael _ this or that. He is already a big boy, dear.” Mr Bush said to his wife.A. do B. to do C. does D. did （2004 威海）19. There are many apples _ the tree. A bird _ the tree is picking an apple. A. in, on B. on, in C. in, at D. at; in (2003 河南)20. We should keep our classroom _. A. cleaned B. clean C. cleaning D. to clean （2004 益阳市）21. -Could you tell me _?-Sorry, I dont know. I was not at the meeting.A. what does he say at the meeting B. what did he say at the meeting C. what he says at the meeting D. what he said at the meeting （2004 陕西）-22. I hope _ a good job in a foreign company after I graduate _ school.A. to find; from B. finding; from C. to find; at D. finding; at （2004 沈阳）23. The boos didnt like James as he was not doing_ learning new things.A. afraid of B. worried about C. well in （2003 内江）24. Will you mother _ you if you _ the English exam?A. be mad at, dont pass B. be mad at , wont passC. be mad at, dont pass D. be mad to, wont pass （2003 天水市）28. Tomorrow is Sunday. Jim will go hiking with his friends if it _.A. isnt rain B. doesnt rain C. wont rain D. dont rain 29. -30. -Is he going to stay here long ?-_. A. Yes, he will B. No, he wont C. Yes, he isnt D. No, he isnt 31. -Can you catch what I said?-Sorry, I can _ understand it. （2004 烟台）A. almost B. hardly C. nearly D. never32. -Why dont you ask Tom to do it ?-I dont know if he is _ to. He sometimes makes things worse.A. possible B. able C. afraid D. easy 33. Can you tell me if he _ ? If he _, I will call you. A. comes, comes B. will come, comes C. comes, will come D. will come, will come34. This question is _ more difficult than that one. A. rather B. quite C. very D. little 37. He got up early, _ he was late this morning because of the busy traffic on the road.A. however B. although C. yet D. and39. The earth is our home. We must _ the land, air and water clean. A. change B. share C. notice D. keep 40. He said that his watch didnt work well, and he _ it _ the next day. A. had, repaired B. has, repaired C. would have, repaired D. will have, repaired41. -Would you mind my opening the door?- _. A. No, of course not B. Yes, please C. Yes, you can D. No, you cant open it43. Dont eat the food. It _.A. turns bad B. turned bad C. turns badly D. turned badly 44. -I forgot to bring my notebook.-_ . You can borrow some paper from others. A. Help yourself B. Im sorry C. No problem D. So careful46. You must wait _ line when you are waiting _ a bus. A. on, in B. in, for C. in, on D. on, for47. Class is over. Lets stop _.A. have a rest B. to have a rest C. to have rest D. having a rest 48. If you dont know a word, you can _ in the dictionary. A. look up it B. look for it C. look it up D. look it over 49. Please give me a call when you _ Beijing. A. get in B. reach C. arrive D. reach to 50. Bob never does his homework _ Marry. He makes lots of mistakes. A. so careful as B. as carefully as C. carefully as D. as careful as 51. The light of this room was _ dim for Tom _read last night. A. too; to B. enough, to C. too, not to D. not enough; to 57. My mother doesnt like doing the housework at home. She usually _ much time shopping in the supermarkets. A. spends B. costs C. takes D. pays 59. -Would you like a cup of tea or coffee? -_. Id like a glass of water. A. Neither B. Both C. None D. Either （2004宁夏）61. Lets go to the movies together, _ ? A. dont you B. wont you C. will you D. shall we 63. - I fell off bike. I think my leg is broken. -Oh, I _. A. cant hope so B. do not hope C. hope so not D. hope not 64. Oliver was so busy _ a novel that he _ to have dinner. A. reading, forgets B. to read; forgets C. to read; forgot D. reading, forgot65. -How many days are there in a month? -_ twenty-eight. A. At all B. At last C. At least D. At once 66. She always finishes her homework on time. She _leaves it for tomorrow. A. always B. never C. usually D. sometimes 一、完型填空(40分) One day an Australian farmer Joe saw a bright light in the sky.The light came nearer and nearer,and suddenly Joe saw that it was a spaceship.The spaceship landed in a field quickly.The door of the spaceship_1_and two strange begins(两只怪物) climbed out.They_2_to be half man and half bird.Joe was afraid_3_them.He tried to run away.But the spacemen walked towards him,_4_and carried him into the spaceship.They put wires(电线) from a machine onto his head and they were able to speak to him in English. They asked him questions about the earth.”Were from Venus(金星).” They said,But it is getting very hot there.A lot of our people are dying and we havent much time_5_.We are trying to find a _6_ home.After _7_they freed Joe,at last the spaceship _8_and could not be seen. Joe told his friends about the spacemen,_9_no one believed his story.“Youll believe me one day.” Joe told them, “The spacemen will _10_.”( )1.A.opened B.turned on C.closed D.turned off( )2.A.felt B.looked like C.seemed D.grew( )3.A.to B.of C.for D.with( )4.A.sent away him B.sent him away C.picked up him D.picked him up( )5.A.leave B.to leave C.left D.leaving( )6.A.old B.new C.warm D.cool( )7.A.sometimes B.some times C.sometime D.some time( )8.A.put on B.took off C.landed D.put up( )9.A.but B.and C.or D.so( )10.A.die B.leave C.come back D.find （）Early rising is _1_in more than one way.First,it helps us to have good health.We all need _2_air.It makes our health _3_to take morning exercises,and the air early in the morning is the freshest.Early rising helps us in studies.In the morning we learn more quickly and find it_4_to learn everything by heart.Early rising makes people have time to plan the work for the day.We cannot work well _5_a good plan._6_as the plan for the year should be make in _7_,so the plan _8_be make in the morning.So a _9_saying syas,”Early to bed and early to rise _10_a man healthy.”( )1.A.helpful B.useful C.well D.nice( )2.A.cold B.hot C.wet D.fresh( )3.A.good B.better C.best D.storng( )4.A.hard B.difficult C.easy D.light( )5.A.have B.havent C.with D.without( )6.A.Only B.Just C.Look D.If( )7.A.Spring B.summer C.fall D.winter( )8.A.should B.must C.may D.can( )9.A.old B.popular C.interesting D.good( )10.A.make B.making C.makes D.made(C)Good afternoon,boys and girls! Today.Ill talk about surfing the Internet.We know there are _1_Internet bars(网吧) around us . The Internet can make our life_2_and enjoyable.Many of us like surfing the Internet very much _3_we can do many things on the Internet.We can learn _4_to use computers well and read some good _5_and magazines.We can become _6_by playing computer games sometimes.We can also _7_e-mails to our friends quickly and chat with them online,But some of us _8_lots of time playing computer games in the bars from morning _9_night.So they do worse and worse in their _10_.I think we shouldnt waste time on computer games when its time for us to study. ( )1.A.too many B.too much C.many too D.much too ( )2.A.boring B.interesting C.difficult D.important ( )3.A.so B.or C.because D.but ( )4.A.what B.how C.where D.why ( )5.A.music B.films C.games D.stories ( )6.A.strong B.well C.cleverer D.more helpful ( )7.A.receive B.send C.make D.hear ( )8.A.take B.cost C.spend D.pay ( )9.A.into B.over C.off D.till ( )10.A.games B.lessons C.sports D.health (D)Last year my English class was 1 for me. First of all, it wasnt easy for me 2 the teacher when she 3 to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldnt 4 every word. Later on, I realized it doesnt matter if you dont understand every word, 5 I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh 6 me. I couldnt always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to 7 English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of 8 a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English _9 . So I decided to _10_ lots of grammar notes in every class. ( )1. A. lucky B. happy C. difficult D. great.( )2. A. to understand B. understand C. understanding D. understood ( )3. A. talked B. talk C. sing D. sang( )4. A. think B. believe C. forget D. understand( )5. A. either B. neither C. also D. too( )6. A. to B. with C. at D. in( )7. A. watched B. watch C. watches D. watching( )8. A. making B. becoming C. changing D. turning( )9. A. grammar B. words C. pronunciation D. tests( )10. A. bring B. take C. give D. make二、阅读理解（50分） (A) In history,people are intrested in nature.They want to forcast(预测)the weather and control(控制) it . Ben Franklin used some simple tools to make some of the first weather forecasts.Like most of us, my friend,Mr Miller,knows the weather by watching TV. Whats the weather like today? A long time ago,people answer that questions by looking outside.Today,you just watch television or listen to the radio.Weathermen tell people what the weather is like by using computers and satellites(卫星) .At any time,people can know the weather.What will the weather be like tomorrow? That question is a little difficult.During those old days,people didnt know what the coming weather would be like.Today,people can get reliable weather forecasts throught satellites.Ben Frankin forecast the weather on the horseback,but modern weather forecast it from weather centers.( )1.The passage is mainly about the _. A.TV programs B.computer classes C.natural history D.weather forecast( )2.Here “it” means _.A.history B.nature C.weather D.science( )3.A long time ago,people knew the weather by _.A.turning on the television B.watching the skyC.using the computer D.listening to the radio( )4.What does the underline word “reliable” mean in Chinese ? A.精确的 B.可靠的 .详细的 D.先进的( )5.Which of the following is TRUE ?A. Only weathermen are interested in nature.B. Ben Franklin made a contribution（做出贡献）in forecasting weather.C. Everyone knows the weather by using satellites.D. Weathermen forcast the weather on the horseback today. (B)When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, Look out! But Joe did not look out. He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joes head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, Ive lost an ear. Help! Help! Jeff ran up to help his friend. Look for my ear, Joe told him. It must be on the ground somewhere. Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. Here you are, he said, Ive found it. Joe looked at it. No, thats not my ear. he said, Mine had a cigarette behind it.()1. What were Joe and Jeff? A. Soldiers.B. Drivers.C. Farmers.D. Cleaners.()2. How did Joe lose his ear? A. He cut it off by himself.B. Jeff cut it off with a knife. C. A falling knife cut it off.D. A cigarette burned it up.()3. At the end of the story Jeff found _. A. someone elses ear B. Joes ear C. a long knife D. a cigarette()4. From the passage, we know Joe was not _. A. strongB. kindC. foolish D. clever()5. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. A Lost Ear B. A Busy Cleaner C. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man(C) 请看下面三个广告，然后做题Monday 2:004:00pmEnglish learning Mr. XujunhuaWould you like to improve your English? This is for middle school students(10 weeks )Friday 19:0020:30Painting Miss YangWould you like to learn painting? It is for beginners only. (6 weeks)Sunday 9:0010:00amSwimming clubCoach: Mr. BrownDo you like swimming? Do you want to swim as fast as a dolphin? Come to the club.(9 weeks)( )1. Mr. Xujunhua teaches middle school students English _. A. in the morning B. at noonC. in the afternoonD. in the evening( )2. Miss Yangs painting class is just for _. A .artist B. middle school students C. beginners D. teachers( )3. Mr. Brown is the coach of _. A. a swimming club B. a dolphin C. a painting club D. a football team( )4. If you like swimming, you have to learn it for _weeks. A. ten B. nine C. six D. eight( )5.You have to learn painting every Friday for_ A two hours B.one hourC. one and a half hours D. half an hour(D)Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family member, especially their parents, dont know them as well as their friends do. In large family, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they only go to their friends for getting ideas or advice.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in childrens growing up, because they can discuss something difficult to their family members.Parents often try to choose their childrens friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “ choice ” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?Who choose your friends? Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?Have you got a good friend your parents dont like? Your answers are welcome. ( )1. Who know them better than their parents for the teenagers? _. A. Their friends. B. Their parents. C. Brothers and sisters. D. Family members.( )2. How do they communicate when