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试题一、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 arent there today. a.about b.more than c.as many as d.not far （ ）3.im 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.didnt 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 couldnt use the milk because it had _ bad. a. been b. gone c. come d. made （ ）15. -im 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.thats 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. its the first time that tom has been to the summer palace, _? a. isnt he b.hasnt he c.hasnt it d.isnt 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, ill buy that one. its _ 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. neednt ; have to b. neednt ; must c. mustnt ; have to d.mustnt ; 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 smiths 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 womans clothes twice every week. 37.mr jiang _ (teach) us chinese last term. 38.my father _(come) back from japan tomorrow. 39.its seven oclock 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.its 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 didnt 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 cant 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) didnt 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 peoples 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. bmr 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 couldnt 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 smiths 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 couldnt 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:wheres 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 havent got any letter from him yet. ba:excuse me. _(64)? b:no,there isnt. the nearest bookshop is about 5 kilometres away. a:_(65)? i dont 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 mans 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 mans 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 2008年广东省广州市中考英语试题 (满分l 35分，考试时间l 20分钟) 第l卷(共105分)一、听力(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 听力理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 二、语言知识及运用(共两节，满分20分)第一节 单项选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)从16-25各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. i hear well have a new foreign teacher soon. do you know when_?sorry, i have no idea.a. he will come b. will he come c. is he coming d. he was coming17. this is just between you and me. you_tell anyone about this.a. mustnt b. can c. should d. have not to18. last summer i went to lu xuns hometown and visited the house_he was born.a. that b. there c. which d. where19. im sorry. i started eating before you got here_j was terribly hungry.a. so b. since then c. because d. so that20. miss green didnt talk much to other people. there was always_a little sad about her.a. everything b. anything c. nothing d. something21. my younger brother couldnt work out the answer anda. so could i b. nor could i c. so can i d. nor i could22. though the player is over thirty, he can still run_ some younger players.a. as fast as b. so fast as c. much fast than d. more faster than23. at the meeting mr. king didnt say a word from beginning to end, _ ?a. didnt mr. king b. did he c. did mr. king d. didnt he24. from that time on mary practised_the piano every day.a. plays b. playing c. played d. to play25. hi mr. smith. i didnt know you were in new york. how long_here?a. have you come b. were you c. have you been d. will you come第二节 语法选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的a、b、c和d项中选出最佳选项。annie was excited. her mother 26 to beijing today and would be staying with her 27 two weeks. she cleaned her home and thought about 28 some flowers, but there wasnt time. she got in her car, turned on the radio and was heading off when the radio reported that all planes to beijing would be two or more hours late because it was raining 29 . with great disappointment annie went back inside.two hours later, annie arrived at the airport and was 30 to see her mother waiting outside! she had decided to take an earlier plane 31 she could get to beijing on time. she didnt think it was necessary to phone annie as the earlier plane would arrive at the airport at the time her daughter expected.32 mistake! annie could have come earlier, but didnt. her mother could have phoned from the plane, but didnt. they were 33 hungry and tired. annie was going to take her mother to 34 american restaurant, but her mother just 35 to get home to rest.26. a. was flying b. flies c. has flown d. fly27. a. after b. since c. in d. for28. a. buy b. to buy c. bought d. buying29. a. heavily b. much heavier c. heavy d. more heavier30. a. surprises b. surprising c. surprised d. surprise31. a. but b. although c. when d. so32. a. how b. what a c. what d. how a33. a. all b. either c. both d. neither34. a. a b. an c. the d. 不填35. a. wanted b. wants c. wanting d. want 三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l 0分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3645各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。 thousands of years ago, human didnt live in towns. sometimes they would live in caves or build camps (宿营地) in the forest.only about thirty people 36 in each camp. the men would go hunting while the women and children 37 food from the trees around the camp. all the food was 38 between everyone in the group. every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. it was a simple life, but people had to be 39 they had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. life is 40 than in the old days. there are fewer 41 , but there is less excitement. some people go 42 excitementsailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves. most people look forward to the 43 , a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. for some this means going camping. but camping today is 44 from camping in the past. gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 45 than they did in the old times.36. a.lived b. talked c. came d. danced37. a. planted b. collected c. watched d. bought38. a. found b. used c. shared d. sold39. a. polite b. kind c. careful d. clever40. a. worse b. faster c. easier d. harder41. a. dangers b. stories c. people d. animals42. a. waiting for b. looking for c. turning on d. putting on43. a. dreams b. gifts c. meals d. holidays44. a. away b. different c. free d. far45. a. slowly b. terribly c. comfortably d. hopefully四、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项。athe worker i hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. a broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn t start. with each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. as i drove him home, the man didnt say a word.i tried talking to the man to kill time. i managed to find out that he had come up from blue hills in victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. this was his first job since moving here. i now knew why his price was lower than any other worker i could find in the local newspaper. he really needed the job. his clothes told me as much.on arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. as we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. then, when he opened the door he completely changed. instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.the following day, i asked him about the tree.thats my trouble tree, he answered. work troubles arent welcome at home with my wife and the children. so i hang them on that tree every night when i come home. then in the morning i pick them up again. and you know what else? he said smiling,the next morning i find that there arent as many as i remember hanging up the night before. 46. which of the following things did not happen to the worker? a. his truck broke down. b. he was late for work. c. he fell onto the roof. d. his ladder fell down.47. when did the worker first arrive in this town? a. today. b. last night.c. six weeks ago. d. six months ago.48. where did the writer find the worker?a. through a newspaper. b. beside the trouble tree.c. in his old house. d. in blue hills, victoria.49. why did the worker touch the tree?a. to get good luck, b. to leave his trouble outside.c. to send good wishes to his family. d. to clean his hands.50. what can we learn from the passage?a. looking for a jo