浙江省余姚市梨洲中学八年级英语下学期学科竞赛试题 人教新目标版.doc

浙江省余姚市梨洲中学2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期学科竞赛试题 第部分 英语一、完形填空（20分） we kids have different ways to get in touch with each other now. and 1 the old, theyd like to go to the market or 2 each others houses, but for the young, we kids neednt follow the 3 of doing so. the 4 way for us to get in touch and make 5 is to use the internet services, like qq. a lot of websites such as have appeared(出现) 6 the last few years and offered such kinds of 7 for free. so we can make friends 8 through the internet. maybe we do not 9 all these “friends” well. we add friends only 10 we seem cooler with more friends online. then how do we kids 11 in touch with friends online? we make it by sending our 12_ to each other. at times , “friends” 13 “be missing” for months 14 a message. is this the friendship in the 21st century? of course, using these internet services is not 15 for saying “ hi, whats up?” some of us have found long-lost classmates and friends 16 these websites. and at times we 17 a time to go to a movie or get together. whats more, we kids can 18 our friends favourite music when we are on the internet. believe it or not, these internet services will be 19 for a while, and it is 20 a convenient way for us to keep in touch.( )1. a. for b.about c. of d. with( )2. avisit benjoy clike dbuild ( )3. achances bthoughts cways dplans ( )4. a. friendliest b. easiest c. worst d. slowest( )5. aquarrels bfriends csentences djokes ( )6. aat bbefore con din( )7. acomputers bservices cbooks drooms ( )8. aeasily bloudly cactually dearly ( )9. alearn bknow chear dteach ( )10. aif bwhen cbecause dhow( )11. a.have b. tell c. want d. keep ( )12. amoney bpaper cpositions dmessages ( )13.amust bwill c. may d. shall ( )14. a. with b. without c. taking d. of ( )15.aalready balso cjust dyet ( )16.athrough bfor conto d. into ( )17. aspend bkill ctake dlast ( )18.alisten to bhear from clook at dfeel like ( )19.adifficult bpopular cdangerous dpolite ( )20.a. very b.real c. really d. much 二、阅读理解。（共三篇，15小题，每小题2分）abecause earthquakes happen without warning, its important to take steps now to prepare. because you dont know where you will be when an earthquake happens, prepare some supplies for your home, workplace, and car. 1. water.a person needs at least 1/2 gallon of water daily just for drinking. store at least 1 gallon of water per person per day and be prepared for a 72-hour period. it is suggested that you buy bottled water. keep bottled water in its original（原始的） containe（容器）r and do not open it until you need to use it. also, do check the “use by” date.2. food.its always a practical idea to keep a supply of non-perishable(不易腐烂的) food on hand. have an enough supply of canned food, powdered milk, dried fruits, non-salted nuts and canned juices for at least 72 hours.3. flashlights(手电筒) and spare batteries.keep a flashlight beside your bed, at your place of work, and in your car. do not use matches or candles after an earthquake until you are sure that no gas leaks.prepare a battery-powered radio and spare batteries. most telephones will be out of order, so radios will be your best source of information.4. clothes.if you live in a cold place, you must think about warmth. you might not have heat after an earthquake. think about your clothing and bedding supplies.( )21.why should people prepare themselves for an earthquake?abecause earthquakes can be known before they happen. bbecause earthquakes take place without warning. cbecause earthquakes usually take place in the neighborhood. dbecause its peoples daily work to prepare the earthquakes.( )22.about the prepared water, which description is right?a. a person should prepare 0.5 gallon of water for one day. byoud better use your own containers to keep water. cyoud better open the bottled water when you buy it. dyou shouldnt open the bottled water until you need it. ( )23.you should prepare all of the followingexcept _.apowdered milk bfresh vegetables cdried fruits dcanned juices ( )24.according to the article we know that _. awe need to prepare some supplies only at home ba telephone is the most important prepared thing cflashlights but not matches are first used after earthquakes dclothes are used to protect your head ( )25if you live in acoldplace, you should prepare _. asome warm clothes and bedding supplies bsome hot water csome batteries dsome flashlights bin todays world many people seem to be hungry for money. some of them even lose their lives for it. money does have its most useful effect(影响)on the poor，but once a person has a rich life，a lot more money doesnt mean more happiness.if money was everything，all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love， true friendship，good health and a long life. however，this is not always true. many of them are not happy, and die earlier.nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “i love you”. but can love be bought？im afraid not. love means to give，not to take. to every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的)things. well，can health and a long life be bought with money？the answer is “no”.of all the longest living people in the world， few of them are millionaires. true friendship cant be bought either. in a word，where money is worshiped(崇拜)，money can cause brothers to quarrel，lovers to hate，strangers to fight and so on. no matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make you a happy person, if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for.( )26.according to the passage，which of the following do you think is right？ amoney is everything.bmoney isnt necessary. cmoney is important，but not the most important.dwith no money，with no success.( )27.whats the most important thing for every person according to the writer?a. only money. b. health and a long life.c. only friendship. d. a，b and c.( )28.which sentence of the following is true according to the passage? aif you havent much money，you cant get more happiness.byou may live a long life even if you are poor.cevery year many people die in the world because their family is poor.dif you are rich，you will have less friendship.( )29.in fact, many millionaires _. ahave true friendship bdie earlierchave good health dhave true love( )30.what does the sentence“love means to give, not to take.” mean ? a爱意味着给予，而不能带走。b爱是可以得到的，不要走开。 c爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。d爱是可以索取的，而不必付出cyou dont have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great. i believe it is a normal thought in todays society to just let life happen to us. i also believe that we sometimes destroy（毁灭） our well-planned thoughts about success because its easier to just continue as usual rather than “try” with the possible failure in mind.most people never get moving because they dont know what they want. without a certain result already set in your mind, its really difficult to get going, and even if you do, your attention may soon disappear and you give up before long.why not consider whats really important in your life? write down what excites you, what would truly make you happy and what problems you have. at the end of the week, take a careful look at the notes youve taken .youll soon begin to see a clearer picture of what direction you should be going towards.knowledge is useless without action. you read many books but your life will stay the same if you dont use the knowledge. knowledge is fantastic but it will not change your life until it is used. i love to read personal development material to keep a positive attitude(积极的态度) towards my life , but i also realize that if i dont set goals to achieve, then i will always be a talk the talk person who is great at giving advice but useless at realizing it .if you have no plans of practicing what you say, then it may be best to keep your mouth closed.do you want to know who you are? dont ask, act! action will explain you. whatever excuses we have for not living up to our talent, the fact is that time will always move forward. be whatever you want to be and whatever you can be. always remember the only limits(限制）we have are the ones we create for ourselves. life is not what we think. it is what we experience when we behave according to the thoughts we have.( )31.what will happen if you have the possible failure in your mind? ayou will destroy your well-planned thoughts about success. byoull have great pressure and try not to make any mistakes.cyou will try your best and come up with a much better plan,dyoull put all the opportunities to good use to try your plan.( )32.in paragraph two, the writer wants to . atell us what people need to get successbshow us what people set in their mind ctalk about why people should practicedexplain why people stop going ahead( )33.what does the underlined part “a talk the talk person “ mean in the passage? aa person who is good at giving talks.ba person who talks big but does nothing.ca person who is active in talking. da person who is an energetic talker. ( )34.which of the following is not true of the passage?a. knowledge is fantastic when its used, or its useless.b, knowledge is useless without action.c. success always stop us from succeeding but ourselves.d. action will tell you who you are.( )35.what is the best title for the passage? asee a clear picture of lifebtaking actions leads to successcset your goals to achievedactions speak louder than words三、语法填空（10分）once upon a time, there was a girl named alice. when she was nine years old, her mother died of 36 (ill). later, her father mr. hand got 37 (marry) again to a pretty woman called linda. at first, linda was 38 (friend) to alice. two years 39 , lindas daughter, alices stepsister helen was born. alices life 40 (change) a lot. linda didnt allow alice to go to school. alice had to spend the whole day 41 (look) after helen. from morning to evening, alice had to stay with helen. 42 helen was hungry, she had to get food for her. when helen was thirsty, she had to get her some water. when helen felt 43 (sleep), she needed to make the bed for her. but alice didnt have enough food to eat,