上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期学科竞赛英语试题

上海版2019-2020学年八年级上学期学科竞赛英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、完型填空完形填空阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A lot of Americans are trying to lose weight(减肥). That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat_food and they dont have any fat or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicine (药), or even have operations(手术)._you can see losing weight is_work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But_doso many people in the United States want to lose weight?Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be_Other people worry about their health because many doctors_overweight (体重超重)is not good.Most people want to find an easy way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very_These books tell people how to lose weight. Each book says it can easily help people take fat_Losing weight can be_Some overweight people go to health centres. Men and women_several hundred dollars a day exericising at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, taking exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight_four days at the health center, one woman called Mrs. Green loses 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spends $ 320 to lose each pound(磅). But she says she is still_to do so.Health centres,_, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all_a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing_too.1 . Aless (更少的)BmoreCniceDfast2 . AForBSoCOrDAnd3 . AgoodBusefulChardDeasy4 . AwhyBwhatChowDwhen5 . AhighBshortCslimDfat6 . AtalkBsayCspeakDtell7 . AfunnyBmuchCpopularDhard8 . AoutBawayCdownDin9 . AcheapBexpensiveCeasyDsafe10 . AcostBspendCtakeDhave11 . ABeforeBInCAfterDAt12 . AsorryBangryCsadDglad13 . AbooksBfoodCsweetsDhealth14 . AneedBhaveCuseDget15 . AhealthBtimeCfoodDmoneyPlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is 1plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men2make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and animals3Therefore(因此), animals and men need plants in order to4This is the reason(原因) why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you 5find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large6others are small. Most plants are green.Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only 7large leaves. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of8shapes(形状) and colors.Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have short leaf stalks(叶茎)while others have long leaf stalks. Still others have9stalks at all. The edges(边)of leaves are also different. Some leaves have smooth(光滑的)edges. Some have wave(波状的) edges10the teeth of saw(锯).16 . AwhyBbecauseChowDthat17 . AdontBnotCcannotDcan18 . AtooBeitherCalsoDalready19 . AeatBliveChaveDget20 . Aare going toBmayCcertainlyDwill21 . AwhenByetCandDwhile22 . Aa littleBa fewClittleDfew23 . A. much B. different C. same D the same24 . AnotBnoneCneitherDno25 . AlikeBasCas ifDseem二、阅读单选Some people say, “Extreme sports are so dangerous Why would anyone want to do them?” But the danger is whatmakes them so exciting. Keep reading to find out about the most popular onesBungee jumping： People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of yearsIn 1979,some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the worldBungee jumping came to China in 1996Skateboarding： At first， this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air， go downsteps or slide（滑行） down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers so they can move more freelySkydiving： This is probably the scariest extreme sport Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky They usually free fall for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landingSnowboarding： This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998 People tied their feet to the board with special shoesThey dont use any ski sticks Then， they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks26 . What made bungee jumping popular all over the world?AA history of hundreds of yearsBJumping over a river in EnglandCComing to China in 1996DJumping over a bridge in Britain27 . In which sports do people jump from a plane of from a high place?ABungee jumping.BskydivingCskateboarding.DSnowboarding28 . Which sport has become a Winter Olympic sport?ABungee jumping.BSkateboarding.CSkydiving.DSnowboarding.29 . Why do some people like to do the extreme sports?AIts exciting and safe.BIts dangerous but exciting.CIts scary and safe.DIts scary to learn.30 . According to the passage, what does the under word “extreme” (paragraph one) mean?A危险的B紧张的C极限的D兴奋的Eschoolbags Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into use in Chinese middle schools soon.Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will work it out. An e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be called an e-textbook. It is as small as a usual book, but it can still have all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made into chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag and then the students can use it.Some people say that e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to students eyes. But only time will tell.31 . What is the e-schoolbag used for ? It cant help students _.Atake notesBsend e-mailsClighten(减轻) the schoolbagDread the text in the paper book32 . Whats the e-school like? AIts bigger than a usual book.BIts just as big as a usual book.CIts as big as a stamp.DIts not as small as a usual book.33 . How can e-schoolbags have all the things for study?AThey are made into stampsBThey are made into chips.CThey are called e-textbooksDThey put the books into e-schoolbags.34 . Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?AThat e-schoolbags may be easily brokenBIt may not be good to students eyes. CThey have been into use in school in China.DThe e-schoolbag will solve the problem of the heavy schoolbags.三、根据首字母、中文提示填空根据中文句子将下列句子补充完整。35 . I ride my bike to the _ station.（地铁站）36 . What does she _ of (认为) her school trip?37 . 北京的天气怎么样？Hows the _ in Beijing?38 . 骆驼能走很长时间的路，并且不会迷路。Camels can walk for a long time and never get_.39 . The park is _ to（在.旁边）the post office .四、语法填空During the Second World War, Johns family didnt have a washing machine. Therefore（因此，所以）, 40 . （keep）clothes clean became a problem for them.Before long, a family friend decided 41 . （join）the army and his wife was going with him. Johns family told them that they could take care of their furniture（家具）while they were away. To the 42 . （family）surprise, the friend suggested they should use his Bendix washing machine. “It would be better for it to 43 . （use）, rather than sitting 44 . （quiet）,” he said.Young John helped with the washing, and he developed a deep love of the old, green Bendix. 45 . （late）, the war ended and the familys friend returned. When he came to take the machine away, John became very sad. His mother saw this and said to 46 . （he）, “Son, you must remember that machine didnt belong to us in the 47 . （one）place. It was a gift for us to be able to use it for such a long time. So, instead of 48 . （be）sad about the loss, lets be grateful（感激的）that we 49 . （be）able to use it at that time.”We have all experienced loss: loss of people andthings. However, if we see the thing we 50 . （lose）as a gift that we were given for a time, maybe the sad 51 . （memory）will change into 52 . （thank）ones.五、多任务混合问题What is the difference between a fear and a phobia（恐惧症）？Somebody might have a fear of dogs. But if the fear has started to change a persons life，he or she probably has a phobia.Flying may be the safest way to travel，but many people are scared of doing it. Fear of heights is also very common. For example，Spiderman actor Tobey Maguire cant stand high places. However，Tobey is not afraid of spiders that most people are afraid of. Rupert Grint，who plays in the Harry Potter movies，is（A）in fear of spiders.（B）Some people have phobias that are