八年级英语竞赛试题卷.doc

1314学年第一学期八年级英语竞赛试题卷（本卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟）I单项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）1.-What did you do on Sunday? -I did my homework _ day. A.all a B.the whole C.the all D.whole 2.It is a school with a _ history. A.30 years B.30 years C.30-years D.30-year 3.We have _ rain this year,so the trees and grass dont grow well. A.little B.a little C.few D.a few 4.He studied English and Japanese,but he had no interest in _ subject. A.both B.none C.all D.either 5.If you drop a white hat into the Red Sea, what does it become? A.White B.Red C.Blue D.Wet 6. _ teacher and _ writer is very famous. A. The; the B. A; a C. The; / D. /; the7.There is _with my computer.It doesnt work. A.wrong nothing B.wrong something C.something wrong D.nothing wrong 8.They could not go camping_the heavy rain. A.because of B.because C.as D.for 9.I know that from A to Z. Here “from A to Z” means _.A.从A 到Z B.字母表 C.距离很远 D.从头到尾10.-_ -I think its boring. -What about you? A.Do you like the coat? B.What do you think of the film? C.I dont think its boring. D.I will go to the cinema.II完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分45分） A Football is the most popular with young men in the USA. American football 11 soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, 12 they also throw the ball and 13 it. They 14 it to the other end of the field. They have four chances 15 the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to 16 end of the field, they get six points. This 17 a touchdown. 18 is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men in the team try to stop the man 19 has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team. Each team plays ten or eleven games. Each season begins in September and 20 in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game 21 the season ends. 22 teams plays again on January 1, 23 day of the New Year. Many people go to 24 these games and many others watch them 25 TV. 11. A. is different from B. different from C. the different between D. difference between12. A. but B. or C. and D. if13. A. catch B. go with C. run with D. walk with14. A. try taking B. try to take C. stop taking D. stop to take15. A. move B. to move C. moved D. moves16. A. the other B. other C. the others D. another17. A. call B. calls C. is called D. called18. A. This B. That C. Its D. It19. A. why B. where C. which D. who20. A. starts B. takes C. ends D. over21. A. after B. before C. when D. while22. A. Good B. Well C. Better D. The best23. A. first B. the first C. one D. the one24. A. see B. look C. look at D. read25. A. through B. by C. in D. on BDavid was a middle school student. His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 26 . They lived in a small village 27 fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 28 a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to 29 in our class. But at first he had 30 friends at school. He was always alone. His neighbour Cathy was a 31 girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy 32 talked with others, she decided to 33 him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon 34 became good friends.One afternoon, Cathy said to David, “Itll be my 35 birthday tomorrow. Ill have a birthday 36 . Will you please come?”“ Certainly. Im glad to,” the boy said 37 .David got home and thought about 38 he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 39 to ask the girl what she liked. At that moment Mrs Hill came and asked, “Whats the matter, dear?”“What would you like 40 it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy?”“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were 16.”26. A. school B. factory C. farm D. restaurant27. A. in B. for C. on D. during 28. A. closed B. opened C. sold D. bought 29. A. live B. study C. teach D. read30. A. few B. many C. some D. little31 A. bad B. kind C. shy D. poor32. A. never B. always C. usually D. sometimes33. A. ask B. save C. tell D. help34. A. she B. they C. he D. we35. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th D. 17th 36. A. card B. gift C. cake D. party 37. A. slowly B. happily C. lonely D. carefully 38. A. what B. which C. when D. where39. A. tried B. forgot C. wanted D. liked40. A. because B. why C. if D. howIII 阅读理解 (每小题2分，满分40分) ADo you know how to play a game called “Musical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.41. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must begin with _. A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. one chair42. Which of the following is not suitable for playing musical chairs? _. A piano B. A radio C. A tape recorder D. A telephone43. The chairs should be put _. A. with the desk B. before the winner C. all over the room D. in a line44. When the music starts, the players must _.A. run about the room B. get down C. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairs45. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The game “Musical Chairs” is not difficult to learn.B. The last one can sit on the last chair.C. The winner can sit on the chair.D. If the person plays music, he cannot be the winner.BDreams may be more important than sleep. We all need dreams,” some scientists say.Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have a few dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is thinking about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may think about their work all day. These ideas can carry over into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can go away quickly. Too much dreaming cannot be good. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.46. To sleep may be less important than to. A. think B. dream C. work D. study47. Dreams and films are usually. A. very long B. in colour C. about work D. very sad48. Why do some people often dream about their work? A. Because they are tired in the daytime. B. Because they are not interested in their work. C. Because they may think about their work all day. D. Because they have too much work to do.49. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Dreams may be helpful to people sometimes. B. Too much dreaming may be bad for people. C. People always remember their dreams quickly. D. People sometimes wake up tired if they have a lot of dreams while sleeping.50. The story mainly tell us_ .A. what dreams are B. people like sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams CNow many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for themsoon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world. The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still dont know when and where AngryBirds-themed activity parks will open in the UK. “As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. Its really an interesting game. And the parks will beinteresting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. Were just getting started.” Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like themvery much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.51. Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.52. Angry Birds is _.A. an online game B. an online movieC. a talk show on TV D. a game show on TV53. Lots of people think Angry Birds is very _.A. boring B. easy C. interesting D. difficult54. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_.A. the characters B. the screensC. the interesting games D. the interesting places55. From the passage, we can know_.A. Angry Birds is only popular with young peopleB. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds CompanyC. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parksD. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015 DWhat makes the world become smaller ? Some inventions . It began in the 11th century , but it has developed greatly in the last century . Lets take a look at the five top inventions .Movable Type（活字印刷）:By using Movable Type , books could be printed cheaply and easily . Bi Sheng invented Movable Type in China in the 11th century .Telephone : The inventor Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call in 1876 . “Mr Watson , come here . I want you ,” he said to his assistant over the phone line . And with those famous words , the world was about to get much smaller .Airplane : The Wright brothers made the first powered flight in 1903 . Air travel has made the faraway places suddenly become a lot closer .Satellites（卫星）: The Soviet Union sent up the worlds first satellite in 1957 . This began the Space Age . Satellites have helped scientists study the earth . Much of our knowledge of the world has come from the information recorded by satellites .Internet : When the Internet was created in 1969 , only a few people knew about it . But more than 650 million people in the world use