八年级下学期竞赛英语考试试卷A卷.doc

八年级下学期竞赛英语考试试卷A卷一、 单项选择。 (共25题；共50分)1. （2分）- How was your holiday last weekend?- Good. I to the mountains with my brother.A . goB . wentC . will goD . am going2. （2分）Can you help me _ when Mr Green is leaving for China? A . bring outB . find outC . come out3. （2分）Mum, I cant dance well. Let me _ you.A . helpsB . helpC . to helpD . helping4. （2分）The girl with two cats in the yard when the earthquake happened. A . was playingB . is playingC . are playingD . were playing5. （2分）In some cities, the junior pupils look forward to having _ time to relax and _ homework to do.A . less; moreB . more; lessC . fewer; moreD . much; many6. （2分）_ your friend _ homework?A . Does, doesB . Do, doesC . Does, do7. （2分）Did the book give the _ you needed?Yes. But _ it, I had to read the whole book.A . information; findB . information; to findC . message; foundD . message; finding8. （2分）We can learn a lot Chinese history from this book. A . aboutB . forC . ofD . from9. （2分）Why does Mrs. Brown look _? Because her daughter is ill in hospital.A . happyB . angryC . unhappy10. （2分）What will the future ?In a word, our life will get better and better.A . likeB . be likeC . likesD . liking11. （2分）Can you tell me how _ a fruit salad at home? A . makeB . makingC . to makeD . makes12. （2分）Are you leaving, now? Having dinner with you was such _ great fun.Thanks a lot, but I have to make _ early start tomorrow morning.A . /; anB . a; anC . /; theD . a; the13. （2分）Little Tom can draw _His pictures are very _ A . good, wellB . well, goodC . good；goodD . well, well14. （2分）- He looks unhappy today.- Lets _.A . cheer him upB . help out himC . look him afterD . argue with him15. （2分）It takes _ two hours _ the English story.A . I; readB . me, readC . I; to readD . me, to read16. （2分）He likes singing, but I sing _ than he does. A . goodB . wellC . bestD . better17. （2分）Henry, you _ tell your teacher if you need to leave the classroom.Sorry, sir.A . are supposed toB . are surprised toC . are afraid ofD . are interested in18. （2分）Did your father agree to let you travel alone?No. He didnt agree and did my mother.A . eitherB . allC . bothD . neither19. （2分）There are some players _ on the playground, _ John.A . play; includeB . playing; includingC . play; includingD . playing; include20. （2分）Please try your best to finish the work by _. A . youB . yourselfC . yourD . yours21. （2分）What _you_last week?I bought a bag.A . did; buyB . did; boughtC . do; buyD . do; bought22. （2分）Tom was not listening carefully, so he failed to hear .A . what the teacher saidB . how the teacher saidC . what did the teacher sayD . how did the teacher say23. （2分）Youve dropped _ “o” in the word “understood”!Sorry, I forgot _ letter “o” is doubled.A . an; theB . a; theC . an; a24. （2分）I turned to bookshops and libraries looking for information but found .A . noneB . bothC . oneD . neither25. （2分）Youd better take the map with you _ you wont get lost. A . as long asB . as soon asC . now thatD . so that二、 完形填空。 (共2题；共25分)26. （10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。My mom lives alone (独自) and works at a hotel. One day, on her way home from work, she saw a 1It was very small and had white and black hair. At first, she just walked by quickly it was a really windy afternoon. But the cat 2my mom a long way. It seemed very hungry and 3 . At last it walked into my moms heart and life.A week later, I went to visit my mom. She told me excitedly 4her little cat. I saw it for the first time. The cat wasnt afraid of 5at all. When I called its name, it looked at me with its big eyes and said meow to me, and then walked over slowly. It was so cute that I 6it right away.This cat makes my mom laugh. She is always happy with the cat around. The cat will stay in the room 7it feels cold or just doesnt want to be outside. My mom loves it and always tries to make it feel 8The cat loves my mom, too. It must think of my mom as its mom. It is really attached to (依恋) her. It makes her 9full of love and happiness. It makes me happy, too, because I love to 10the smile in my moms eyes.（1）A . dog B . bird C . cat D . cow （2）A . followed B . asked C . thanked D . helped （3）A . lazy B . cold C . boring D . busy （4）A . at B . with C . on D . about （5）A . it B . me C . her D . us （6）A . missed B . loved C . chose D . found （7）A . before B . so C . if D . though （8）A . comfortable B . healthy C . funny D . quiet （9）A . heart B . story C . work D . dream （10）A . keep B . put C . bring D . see 27. （15分） Some people have very good memories and can easily learn quite long poem（诗歌）by heart. Some people have1memories and can only2things that they have said again and again.The3English writer Charles Dickens said that he could walk down 4street in London and then tell you the name of every shop on5sides of the street. Great men in the world have wonderful memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns 6language by remembering what he hears7he is a small child. Some children live with their parents in foreign countries and they seem8two languages as9as one. In school it is not so easy to learn foreign languages10students have little time11it and they are busy with other subjects as well.A mans mind is quite like a camera but it12photos of what we see and it can also take photos of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo13a camera there is much work14before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends.15 the same way there is much work to do before we can keep a picture forever in our mind.（1）A . wonderful B . better C . poor D . badly （2）A . speak B . study C . know D . remember （3）A . nice B . beautiful C . famous D . kind （4）A . any B . some C . many D . the （5）A . every B . each C . both D . all （6）A . her B . his C . ones D . their （7）A . when B . since C . if D . as soon as （8）A . to keep B . to get C . to learn D . to take （9）A . badly B . hard C . easily D . happily （10）A . because B . why C . what D . when （11）A . like B . for C . to D . in （12）A . leaves B . takes C . gets D . receives （13）A . in B . by C . with D . through （14）A . to do B . to have C . to start D . to stay （15）A . In B . On C . With D . As 三、 补全对话。 (共1题；共5分)28. （5分）完成对话。Jenny: So, Betty, what does your father do?Betty:_Jenny: Do you want to be a policewoman?Betty: Oh, yes. _ but its also an exciting job. Jenny, your father is a bank clerk, right?Jenny:_Sam: Do you want to be a bank clerk, too?Jenny: No, not really. I want to be a reporter.Sam: Oh, yeah? Why?Jenny: Its very busy, but its also fun, too. You meet so many interesting people. _What does he do?Sam: Hes a report at the TV studio. Its an exciting job, but its also very difficult. _I want to be reporter, too.Yes, he is.Sometimes its a little dangerous,Hes a policeman.He always has a lot of new things to learn.What about your father, Sam?四、 阅读理解。 (共3题；共28分)29. （10分）阅读理解。Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant.We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant.Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal.I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes.His hair was unwashed.He was smiling at my Erik.“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought.Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man.Then we decided to leave.The old man sat between the door and us.As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back.Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a babys pick-me-up position(姿势).Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the mans.Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.Erik put his little hand on the mans face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face.His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地).A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam.Youve given me the best Christmas gift.”I cried, with my face burning hot.A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.（1）At first, the writer thought the old man was _ . A . terribleB . friendlyC . impossibleD . wise（2）The family decided to leave the restaurant because they _. A . had finished the meal alreadyB . had some important things to doC . thought the food there was badD . worried about their babys safety（3）We can learn from the passage that Erik _. A . showed kindness to the old manB . had seen the old man beforeC . was popular in the restaurantD . was hurt by the old man（4）Why did the old man thank the writer? A . Because the writer bought food for himB . Because the writer said Merry Christmas to himC . Because staying with the baby made him feel happyD . Because the writer asked him to play with her baby（5）What is the best title of the passage? A . A special restaurantB . A lovely babyC . Soul and clothesD . Parents influence on babies30. （8分）阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. I think being outgoing isnt so hard. Even shy people can be outgoing.You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge(挑战) comes when you meet strangers(陌生人) or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return(回报) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.Start a talk. Just a simple Hello or How is it going is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in the newspapers and prepare(准备) your views(观点), or go online for new information and then keep that in mind.The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.（1）You can start to be outgoing with . A . your parentsB . your teachersC . your best friendsD . your new friends（2）When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say . A . Whats the matter?B . Whats your name?C . Are you healthy?D . How is it going?（3）Making new friends can make us . A . funnierB . healthierC . more seriousD . more outgoing（4）Which is NOT the writers view? A . Being outgoing is really difficult.B . Being outgoing is good for our life.C . Being outgoing helps people have more fun.D . Being outgoing with strangers is not easy.31. （10分）阅读理解Linda Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special timelike my wedding (婚礼) and Lindas. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address (地址) Unknown. ” I had no idea how to find Linda.Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share (分享) happiness of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked very much like Linda and whose last name was Wagman Lindas married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but J still wrote to her.She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wagman is my mother. ”Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each others lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And theres one thing that Linda and I know for sure: We wont lose each other again!根据以上短文内容, 然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。（1）The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans _. A . at the age of 13B . before she got marriedC . after they moved to new homesD . before the writers family moved away（2）They didnt often write to each other because they _. A . got marriedB . had little time to do soC . didnt like writing lettersD . could see each other on special time（3）There was an empty place in the writers heart because she _. A .