2013年11月匡堰初中八年级英语竞赛辅导测试.doc

2013年11月匡堰初中八年级英语竞赛辅导测试 姓名： 班级： （听力部分略） 二、语言知识运用（共两节，计20分）第一节 单项选择（共20小题，计10分）从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳答案。( )21. My father will come back at 10 oclock _of June 15.A. in the night B. by the night C. on the night D. at night( )22. Two of them are here, but where are _ students? A. the other B. others C. others D. another( )23. -I hope you can help me with my English this evening. -_. A. Sorry, Im afraid not B. Yes, Im busy C. I hope so D. Certainly not( )24. We wont leave until Mr Li _ back. A. come B. came C. comes D. will come( )25.-Must we come back before five? -No. you _. You may come back before six if you like. A. mustnt B. neednt C. cant D. may not( )26.-_? -Go along this street and turn right at the third crossing. A. Where are you going B. Where do you live C. Wheres the theatre, please D. How can you get to the caf( )27. -It is fine today. -_. A. So it does B. So does it C. So is it D. So it is( )28. Why dont men do _ housework? A. a bit B. a few C. a little of D. a bit of( ) 29. How did you make him_?A. stop talking B. to stop talking C. stops talking D. stopped to talk( ) 30. -May I borrow your ruler, please? -Certainly. _. A. Here is it B. Here are you C. Here it is D. It is here( ) 31. Mr. Wu _ English very well. Listen! He _ English in the classroom. A. says, is reading B. is speaking, is readingC. speaks, is reading D. says, speaking( ) 32. -Do you have _ watch? -Yes, I have _. A. one, it B. it, one C. a, one D. a, it( ) 33. -Help yourself to some fish. -_. A. Thanks, but Im full B. I dont like it at allC. Its not delicious, I think D. Is it your favourite food?( ) 34. _ fine weather it is today! A. What a B. How C. How a D. What( ) 35. -Which do you prefer, oranges or apples? -_. I d like bananas. A. Yes, both B. Neither, thank you C. No, thanks D. Im glad you like it( ) 36. -Hi, Carol. How was your trip to Beijing? -Hi, Alice. Oh, we _ a good time there. A. are having B. have had C. had D. have( ) 37. The doctors and nurses are doing their best to fight SARS. They think more of others than _. A. they B. them C. themselves D. theirs( ) 38. I think Yao Ming , the famous basketball player, will be _ new star in NBA. A. Hot B. hotter C. hottest D. the hottest( ) 39. Susans parents have bought a large house with a swimming pool. It _ be very expensive. A. must B. can C. mustnt D. cant( ) 40. -_ is it from our school to Lupu Bridge? -About half an hours bus ride. A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How much第二节 完形填空（共10小题，计10分）阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。 Jennys mother was nearly seventy. Jenny and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice birthday 41 . Her mother liked 42 tea, so Jenny bought an Electric(电) machine. It could make the tea and 43 people up in the morning. She put it in a box and brought it to her mother on her birthday. When her mother opened the box, Jenny showed her how 44 it. “After you go to bed, put the 45 in the pot and the water in the kettle,” she said to the old lady, “and dont forget 46 on the electricity. Then, when you wake up in the morning, your tea 47 ready.” After a few 48 Jennys mother rang up and said, “Maybe Im silly, 49 theres one thing I dont understand, why do I 50 go to bed to make the tea?”( ) 41. A. cake B. candle C. present D. party( ) 42. A. to eat B. drinking C. have D. made( ) 43. A. wake B. make C. work D. walk( ) 44. A. use B. using C. to use D. used( ) 45. A. milk B. coffee C. tea D. orange( ) 46. A. turn B. to turn C. turning D. turned( ) 47. A. are B. was C. be D. will be( ) 48. A. days B. years C. minutes D. month( ) 49. A. but B. if C. when D. or( ) 50. A. must B. need C. have to D. can三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分） 阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目，从各题A、B、C、D中选出回答所提问题或完成句子的最佳答案。(A)After a tiring day in outer space(外部太空),Chinas first astronaut(宇航员),Yang Liwei, touched down safely at about 6:00 a.m., October 16,2003 in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The 21-hour flight showed China became the third country to send a person to outer space successfully. He did a very good job for our country.Yang Liwei was born in Suizhong County, Liaoning Province on June 21, 1965. The man is 5 feet, 6 inches tall. When he was young, he was an athletic(体格健壮的)child who enjoyed swimming and ice skating. His parents were strict with him. Yang Liwei was good at his lessons and he could draw well and he also learned music.He joined the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army at 18. he graduated from the No. 8 Aviation College of the PLA Air Force in 1987. In January 1998 Yang became a member of Chinas first team of astronauts.He has a kind wife, who does all the housework, and a lovely son. In his wifes eyes, he is a very father. His son says, “though I can see my dad about once a week, I have his photo. Whenever I see the photo, I can overcome(克服) all the difficulties.He works for the Aviation Military Unit of the Chinese peoples Liberation Army. The man is strict in his work. Every time he is required to do something, he always tries his best to do it. And every time he can finish his work very well. ( ) 51. From the passage we can know that Yang Liwei began his flight at about _.A. 9:00 a.m., October 15 B. 6:00 a.m., October 15C. 9:00 a.m., October 16 D. 6:00 a.m., October 16 ( ) 52. What did Yang Liwei like when he was young?A. Swimming B. Ice skating C. Drawing D. all the above ( ) 53. The passage tells us that _.A. Yang is not a good husband B. Yang doesnt have a familyC. Yang is not strict with his son D. Yang is an excellent pilot ( ) 54. How long has Yang Liwei been a soldier? A. About 20 years B. About 38 years C. About 18 years D. About 5 years ( ) 55. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Yang is the first person that reaches the outer space in the world.B. China is the third country that can send man to the outer space successfully.C. Yang is a very strong man.D. Yang is strict in his work and ha can finish it very well.(B) “Whats the matter ,Bob?” asked his mother. “Why do you look so sad?” “I dont have anyone to play with,” Bob said. “I wish we stayed in Salt Lake City. I have friends there.” “You will soon make friends here,” said his mother. “Wait and see!” Just then there was a knock on the door, Mrs. Miller opened it. There was a woman with red hair. “Hello,” she said, “Im Mrs. Green. I live next door. I came to ask for two eggs.” “You may have the eggs,” said Mrs. Miller. “You may have the eggs,” said Mrs. Miller. “But please sit down for a moment. Lets have some coffee and talk a little.” That afternoon there was another knock on the door. It was a boy named Tom. “My mother told me to give you this cake and these two eggs,” he said. Bob asked him to come in and played balls for an hour together happily and soon became good friends. “Im glad your mother needed two eggs,” Bob said. “shes just wanted to make friends with your mother!” Then Bob laughed.( ) 56. From the passage we learn that _. A. Bob had no friends B. Bobs mother had no friends C. No one wanted to play with Bob D. Bobs family moved away from the Salt Lake City( ) 57. Bobs mother knew that _.A. children would come to play with her son B. a woman with red hair would come to see herC. someone would come to ask for eggsD. someone would come to have a cup of tea( ) 58. Tom came to Bobs house _. A. before his mother B. after his mother C. to play balls D. to ask for cakes( ) 59. When they heard the knock on the door, Mrs. Miller and Bob felt_. A. worried B. afraid C. surprised D. happy( ) 60. Which of the following is true?A. Mrs. Green lived in Salt Lake City long agoB. Mrs. Green didnt have eggs to make cakesC. Mrs. Miller wanted to make a new friends, tooD. Tom and Bob didnt like each other(C)In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century, they cut the tops of evergreens and hung upside down in a living-room corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two=thirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.( ) 61. The passage is mainly about _. A. how people in the past enjoyed Christmas B. when people began to enjoy Christmas C. Christmas trees D. Christmas history( ) 62. When and where were Christmas trees first used in the world?A. In the sixteenth century in GermanyB. In the seventeenth century in GermanyC. In the eighteenth century in AmericaD. In the nineteenth century in America( ) 63. What does the underlined word “evergreens” mean? A.圣诞树 B.落叶树 C.常青树 D.杨树( ) 64. People in the old days used Christmas trees during Christmas seasons because_.A. they liked to use it to decorate the houseB. they thought green trees were powerfulC. they wanted to put little presents on the treesD. they wanted to have a party around the trees( )65. Which of the following is true according to this passage?A. People now decorate the Christmas trees with the same things as they did in the old days.B. We may call a Christmas tree “evergreens” now.C. Christmas trees have power.D. Germans people brought the custom of using Christmas to America.(D)One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away front the cities. He fell all and wanted very much to see a doctor.The American wanted to find out a fine doctor there. A man told him, “Thats very easy. If there is a patient that a doctor cant cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).The American thought, “The less balloons are, the better the doctor is.” He began to look for the best doctor along the street. First he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes he found another one, which had 30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.At last he found the third clinic that was very new, and only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. “Wait a minute,” said the doctor. “Im too busy, you know. I have to put some balloons,” The American looked at the new clinic and asked, “When did you open yours?” The doctor answered, “It was only yesterday!” The American was very much surprised and said to himself, “Where cant I find the best doctor?”( )66. _ went to the small town for their holidays. A. Many people B. Some people C. Most people D. A lot of people( )67. The American wanted to see a doctor because _.A. he didnt feel well B. he was very happyC. he was very tired D. he was a doctor, too( )68. It was _ to find a fine doctor in the town.A. easy B. not hard C. dangerous D. difficult( )69. If the three doctors opened their clinics at the same time, which one do you think is the best?A. The first one B. The second one C. The third oneD. Im not sure( )70. The third clinic was _. A. a new one B. an old one C. the best D. the worst第卷（非选择题 共40分）四、词汇运用（共两节，计12分）第一节（共12小题，计6分）根据句意完成已给出首字母的单词，使补全后的句子语法正确，意义通顺。51. Many p_ are waiting for a bus at a bus stop.52. We should be q_ when we are in the reading room.53. China is f_ for its food in the world.54. There will be a c_ by a rock band from Beijing.55. He broke his leg because he was too c_.56. It is snowing and everyone f_ cold.57. Huashan is a beautiful m_, right?58. Most animals live in f_.59. We can get a lot of I_ from the Internet.60. SARS is a kind of bad d_.61. We can borrow books from our school l_.62. H_ is one of the most interesting subjects. I like it very much.第二节（共12空，计6分）阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（必要时加助动词或情态动词）Dear John, Thank you very much for your letter. I am glad that you 63_(enjoy)your holiday with me. We enjoyed 64_ (have) you and your sister here. We hope that you will both be able 65_ (come) again next year. Perhaps you can stay longer next time you come. A week is not really long enough , is it? If your school66_(have) five weeks holiday next year, perhaps youll be able to stay with us for two or three weeks.We have been long back at school for three weeks until now. It 67_(feel) like three months! I hope you 68_ (work)very hard now. Ill have to work hard next year when I am in Grade One. Tom and Ann 69_(not be) in Grade One until 2005.They 70_(go) for a picnic yesterday, but I 71_ ( not go)with them. They went to an island and enjoyed themselves there. Do you still remember the island? All five of us _72_ (spend) the last day of our holiday there.Tom, Ann and I 73_ (send) our best wishes to Betty and you. We hope 74_ (see)you soon. Yours, Michael五、完成对话（共1题，计10分；5空，每空2分）根据下面所提供的对话情景，在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子，使其意义连贯、完整。A: Hello. May I speak to Larry?B: 75_. Can I take a message?A: Yes. This is his friend Bob calling. Would you please ask Larry to bring a videotape of popular songs to the evening party tonight?B: 76_. Hold on, please. Ill get a pen to write this down. “Bob called. You should bring a videotape of popular songs to the evening party tonight. ”Is that it?A: Yes. 77_. You may also tell him to call me back if he has a chance.B: All right. 78_?A: My number is 2818875. Now Ill