八年级上学期12月学科竞赛英语试题

八年级上学期12月学科竞赛英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . Miss Li speaks as _ as she can to make her students understand her.AclearlyBclearCmost clearlyDthe most clearly2 . do you surf the Internet? Once a week.AHow many timesBHow oftenCWhenDHow much3 . -_ the door, please -Please come in. The door _ABe open; opensBBe open; is openingCOpen; is openingDOpen; is open4 . Xiao Ming is _ honest boy from the countryside and he is now studying in _ university in Guangzhou.Aan, aBa, theCa, aDan, an5 . Little boys are always at the world.Aexcited; amazedBexcited; amazingCexciting; amazed6 . There _a volleyball competition between China and America tomorrow.AisBhasCwill haveDwill be7 . Can you please close the door? Its cold. _.ANo problemBSure, Id love toCYes , you are right.DThank you8 . Who helped you with your poster，your father or your mother？_. They were too busy，so I made it by myself.ANoneBNeitherCBothDEither9 . -Do you know anything about the singer Jay?-Yeah. I heard that he speaks English best in the family, but he speaks Chinese _ in the family.AbestBworstCbetterDworse10 . Tom is stronger than _ in his class.Aany boyBany other boyCany else boyDany boys.11 . Typhoon Morakot(莫拉克)has swept across east Chinas Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces, leaving _ damage(损失,破坏) on its way.AmuchBnot muchCmanyDnot many12 . -Why not _ John a toy car for his birthday？-Good idea！He likes toy cars.AbuyBbuyingCto buyDbuys13 . The Silk Road was _ long that it passed through many countries.AquiteBtooCveryDso14 . Miss Li, which subject should I choose?You must decide by yourself.Dont let anyone else_you.AdoubtBpunishCpreventDinfluence15 . -What do you think of the football match?-Wonderful! The Chinese football team has never played _.AworseBworstCbetterDbest16 . You will have an exam tomorrow, so you had better_ TV tonight.Adont watchBto watchCnot watchDnot to watch17 . The bookshop is near here. You can go there _ foot. You dont need to go there _ bike.Aon ; byBon; onCby; rideDon ; ride18 . I have two tickets for TF boys concert. _ you _ he can go with me.AEither; orBNeither; norCBoth; and19 . local peoples life, the government has built a cinema and a sports centre here.Yes. There are many places for people to relax.AImproveBImprovingCTo improvingDTo improve20 . _it is raining today,_ my parents are still working outside.AAlthough, butBBut, althoughC/, althoughDAlthough, /二、完型填空Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving_a lonely field, the people on the train looked out of the windows_But when the train reached a bend (转弯处), it became_and then people_a simple house. It was so easy to find that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes_open. Some people even began to_about it. The young man was also_at the house.On his return he_the train at the nearest station and found his_to the house. Its owner said the_of the train was trouble to him. He wanted to_the house, but nobody would buy it.Soon the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the_Because it was facing the railway bend, he_it was a good place for advertisement(广告). When the train moved slowly past, the_people on the train would be very interested in the house. He tried to talk with some big companies and told them they could used it for advertisement._the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyones surprise, the young man got 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent (租金).This is a true story. It tells us that thinking of ideas is very important.21 . AoverBaroundCoutDacross22 . AhappilyBquietlyCsafelyDclearly23 . AhappyBtiredCslowDfast24 . AsawBheardCfeltDwatched25 . AbrightlyBwideCslowlyDhigh26 . AtalkBspeakCtellDsay27 . AamazedBsadCgoodDbad28 . Agot onBlooked forCgot offDwaited for29 . AaddressBwayCkeyDtrip30 . AcolourBwhisperCsongDnoise31 . AbuyBdrawCsellDborrow32 . AroomBplaceChouseDland33 . AwonderedBtaughtCrememberedDbelieved34 . AexcitedBtiredCsurprisedDworried35 . AAt firstBAt lastCAt leastDAs usual三、阅读单选请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I volunteer with Meals on Wheels every Friday. A week ago, I had the pleasure of helping one of my customers (顾客). She is over eighty years old and is very weak and I always bring her lunch on Fridays. She looked worried when she opened the door that day. She told me her phone was broken and that she couldnt receive the calls from her doctor. She went to her neighbors, but they werent at home. She thought the postman might help her, but he didnt come. She was disappointed(失望的).Hearing her story, I decided to do something for her. I tried to exceed the needs of the old woman who only needed a helping hand. I called the phone company (公司) at once and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was needed right away. I wrote down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her later to make sure that the phone had been all right.I called the phone company twice that day. They told me they had checked the phone line and made the phone work well. The old woman was so thankful that she was in tears, hugging me for my help. After that, I called her every day to make sure she was all right.Just being able to help her in her time of danger filled my heart with such love and happiness. It doesnt take much time or effort to help someone like a neighbor. Sometimes, what people need is just a smile, a hug or a phone call.36 . What problem did the woman have?AShe had a serious illness.BHer house was broken into.CHer phone wasnt working.37 . What does the underlined word “exceed” mean in Chinese?A降低B超出C拒绝.38 . By calling the old woman every day, the writer wanted to_.Amake sure she was fineBmake sure her phone was OKCtell her about possible dangers39 . What can we learn about the old woman?AShe often helps other people.BShe is nearly eighty years old.CShe always orders lunch on Fridays.40 . What does the writer want to tell us?AA friend in need is a friend indeed.BIts hard to make a difference at work.CWe should be friendly and kind to those in need.Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp (黑猩猩) or a teenager? The teenager? Think again. Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed. Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world.Scientists say that there are different types of memory. There is short-term memory and long-term memory. Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes. For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items in a store. Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because its meaningful to you (an example is data 数据 about family and friends. ) And then there is visual memory and sound memory. But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways. Some memorize better with the help of pictures. Others are helped more by sounds. One things for sure. If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot! So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time listen to recordings of the same group of words. It may help when it comes to memorizing it.Imagination and association can be useful too. By imagination scientists mean picturing a word in your mind. Association means relating the word to something you already know.41 . What can we learn from Paragraph 1?AHuman beings are less clever than chimps.BHuman memory is not as good as before.CChimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers.DChimps perform better than human beings in many aspects.42 . How many kinds of memory are mentioned in the article?A2B3C4D543 . According to the article, which of the following is the best way to memorize words?ABy watching TV.BBy listening to music.CBy writing them out many times.DBy listening and watching pictures.44 . According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?AMemory is the most important ability for human beings.BLong-term memory usually involves more important things.CScientists have made sure of the nature of memory.DImagination is better than association in memorizing things.45 . Where do we probably read the passage?AA textbookBA science magazineCAn advertisementDA news reportIf you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. If you dont, you may get lost. If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Dont try to find your friends-let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.If you dont think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches (树枝). Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Dont just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.46 . If you get lost in the forest, you should_.Atry to find your friendsBstay in one place and give signalsCwalk around the forestDshout as loudly as possible47 . Which signal is a call for help?AShouting here and there.BCrying twice.CShouting or whistling three times together.DWhistling everywhere in the forest.48 . When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that _.Asomeone is afraid of an animalBpeople will come to help youCsomeone needs helpDsomething terrible will happen49 . Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence?ALeave branches to find you way back.BPick off branches to build another house.CUse branches to make a bed.DDrop branches to look for water.50 . The main idea of the passage is _.Ahow to travel in the forestBhow to spend the night in the forestCwhat you should do if you want to get some waterDwhat you should do if you are lost in the forest.四、根据首字母、中文提示填空.根据句意及首字母提示完成单词51 . I saw an a_ on my way home. A man fell off his motorcycle.52 . A car suddenly a_ in front of me.53 . When the lights are c_ to red, you must stop walking.54 . He p_ to take my advice last week.55 . Please t_ the rubbish into the dustbin (垃圾桶).五、单词填空B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。I am off on a trip on my own. Yes! Alone! I cant wait to go to Europe to see some cities I really want to visit. It is great because I can 56 . (挑选) what I want to do in each city. I am going to travel by train on the Euro-rail. The train trip was fast and the57 . (景色) of the countryside were amazing. Now I am in Salzburg, Austria. The 58 . (安静的) hills of Austria are a great place to relax. The movie The Sound of Music was filmed around this area. Mozart, the famous59 . (音乐家), was from here. I listened to some of his classical music.The train ride to Amsterdam was a long one. It gave me time to write some60 . (明信片) to send back home. Amsterdam is a fun city, full of friendly locals and many 61 . (游客). I spent the whole day visiting the art museums here. The museum about the famous Dutch artist Van Gogh is filled with 62 . (历史) and beautiful art. I took a boat ride and saw local people in 63 . (传统的) dress. I even got to taste some delicious Dutch cheese.Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the 64 . (安全的) places in the world. I spent a busy and nice day at the Tivoli Amusement Park. It is a huge park which even has concerts and dance shows. Hans Christian Andersen, a famous writer of childrens books, was born in this city. I found a lovely bookshop and bought two of his fairy tale books, The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling.My travels alone are done! What an 65 . (历险) this trip has been! I love it.Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you dont give up trying. Even if you have f66 . for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 101st time.When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my l67 . . They were too soft to be able to walk. A68 . the news was bad, my mother didnt become frustrated(沮丧的). She didnt believe what the doctor said and started to look for other ways.My mother k69 . looking for other doctors for me, and finally she succeeded. The doctor and his team in the hospital did everything t70 . could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some e71 . to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me up. I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldnt believe her ey