湖南省桂阳县东风中学2020学年八年级英语下学期知识竞赛试题（无答案） 人教新目标版

2020年八年级下册英语知识竞赛一.单项选择(20分)( )1. There are about six _ students in our school. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of( )2. -I dont like to eat junk food. Its bad for my health. - _ do I . A. So B. Neither C. Also D. Either ( )3. - _ has Michael been playing baseball ? - Since he was five years old. A. How often B. How far C. How long D. How soon ( )4. - Mum, may I go out and play basketball ? - Well, if you _ your homework, you can. A. finishing B. finished C. have finished D. will finish ( )5. His father _ for two years. A. left B. has left C. is leaving D. has been away ( )6. It _ the workers and engineers about five years to build that bridge. A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid( )7. Joe doesnt like doing exercise, _ in winter. A. such as B. so C. especially D. beside () 8. How_theresultis!Wecantbelieveit. A.amazing B.interested C.difficult D.annoyed( )9. _ weather it is today! Lets go to play soccer! A. How a good B. What a good C. How good D. What good( )10. You may go to the 24-hour shop _ you want A. whenever B. wherever C. however D. whatever ( )11. - You dont love violin music , do you ? - _. But I like piano music. A. Yes, I do B. No, I dont C. Yes. I dont D. No, I do( )12. _ of the students took part in the sports meeting. A. Three five B. Three fifth C. Third fifths D. Three fifths( )13. Have you ever seen him _? A. ago B. two days ago C. before D. just now( )14. M r. Jack _ China for several years. A. has been to B. has come to C. has been in D. has gone to( )15. Hurry up! The play _ for ten minutes . A. has begun . had begun . has been on . Began( ) 16. I have never read book that I cant put it down . A. such an excellent B. a such excellent C. such excellent a D. so an excellent( ) 17. My headteacher saw her up some rubbish while he by . A. pick; was passing B. picking; was passing C. was picking; was passing D. picking; passed( ) 18. “How long will you this book?” said the librarian. A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. have( ) 19. - Could you please help me the exercise books to the class? - - No problem. A. take out B. give out C.work out D. put out( )20. Im new here. Could you please tell me _? A. what is the building used for B. when does the first class begin C. where is the dining hall D. how many classes our school has 二、完形填空（10分）Long long ago, there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake 1 her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a 2 life and sometimes they even didnt have enough money to buy food.The swan was sad to see that. She said to 3 , “Ill give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor womans house and 4 a golden feather on the table without saying anything .From then on, the swam came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy 5 their life was much better than before. But day after day, the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her 6 .”The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”“Oh, no, Mom!” cried the daughters, “This will 7 the swan. She helps us a lot !”But the mother wouldnt listen. When the swan came as 8 , the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers 9 chicken feathers. Then ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these 10 , the swan flew away.( )1. A. for B. with C.without D. on( )2. A. hard B. good C. happy D. easy( )3. A. her B. herself C. them D. myself( )4. A. gave B. brought C. returned D. left( )5. A. because B. while C. after D. unless( )6. A. sons B. husband C. daughters D. sister( )7. A. hurt B. save C. protect D. refuse( )8. A. general B. usual C. normal D. common( )9. A. heard of B. looked for C.changed into D. came from( )10. A. letters B. words C. thoughts D. Sentences 三.阅读理解（40分）(A) John and Bobby joined a company at the same time . They both worked very hard . After several years , Bobby became the manager , but John thought it was unfair , so he gave his resignation （辞职信）to the boss . When the boss found out the reason why John wanted to leave , he said , “I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave . ” John agreed . The boss asked him to find out if anyone was selling watermelons at the market . John went and soon returned . He said he had found a man selling watermelons . The boss asked him how much they were . John shook his head and went back to the market . When he returned , he told the boss they were $ 1.2 per kg . Then the boss asked Bobby to find a watermelon seller at the market . Bobby went , returned and said , “Only one person is selling watermelons . $ 1.2 per kg , 340 melons in all , and each melon weighs about 2 kg . They are fresh . ” John realized the difference between himself and Bobby . He decided not to leave but to learn from Bobby. 1. John and Bobby were _ . A. friends B. workmates C. classmates D. brothers 2. Who became the manager after several years ? A. John B. Jonny C. Bobby D. No one 3. The boss asked John to _ . A. give up his work B. work for Bobby C. find out if there were watermelons at the market D. go to the market to find out if anyone was selling watermelons4. Which of the following is TRUE ? A. Bobby thought it was unfair for John to give up his work . B. Both John and Bobby worked very hard . C. Bobby became the manager because the boss liked him . D. John left the company at last . 5. Whats the difference between John and Bobby ? A. John is foolish , but Bobby is clever . B. Bobby knows that market better than John . C. Bobby is clever knows how to work better . D. John is lazy , he doesnt like working . B The Biggest Tree Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is General Sherman. General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡) of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 miters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Shermans size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed(小种籽) many years ago. Imagine!(设想) It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.(金字塔) It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD(公元)?6. The name of the biggest tree in the world is_. A. the Great Wall B. General Sherman C. the Great Pyramid D. an orange tree7. The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in _. A. the United States B. China C. Japan D. France8. Its over _meters high. A. 11 B. 35 C. 80 D. 259.It has been growing for almost _ years.A. 400 B. 4,000 C. 40,000 D. 2,00010.Its as old as _. A. a little B. the Rocky Mountain C. the Tai Mountain D. the Pyramids (C) Beijing is the capital of China and can be easily reached by train , plane or bus . There are two main train stations in Beijing . One is in the center and can be reached by subway ; the other is in the southwest of Beijing and can easily be reached by bus . The city itself has good transportation . The total length of the subway in the city is about 200 km . Its convenient（方便的） . Passengers can buy tickets from vending machines （自动售票机）at entrances （入口） to the subway . The roads in the city are excellent . The traffic runs quite well except during rush hours（高峰期） in the morning and evening when people drive to and from work . Some buses in Beijing have a box near the driver . You can put money into the box when you get on the bus . Payment on these buses is usually one yuan no matter （无论）how far you go . Other buses have a conductor （售票员）. His or her job is to collect money from passengers . On these buses , the price is usually based on（依据） how far you travel . 根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）、误（F）。( )11. You cant get to Beijing by ship . ( ) 12. Therere two main subway stations in Beijing . ( )13. Passengers can buy tickets at entrances to the subway. ( )1 4. Therere no conductors on all the buses . ( ) 15. No matter how far you go , you only need to pay one yuan . (D) When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the countrys most famous places. It is to show respect to the local culture. For the leaders, its also a good time to relax during a tiring foreign trip. Barack Obama , US President , had a four-day visit to China a few months ago. He had a very busy schedule (日程). But he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. Obama spent 50 minutes in the Forbidden City on Tuesday. He thinks the Forbidden City is a magnificent (华丽的) place to visit. He said: I will come back with my girls and my wife. On Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he enjoyed a moment of peace. Its magical. It reminds you of the sweep (进程) of history, Obama said about the Great Wall. He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. Obama is a true man! 16. Is Obama the President of the US ? _ 17. What did he do a few months ago ? _ 18. How long did he spend in the Forbidden City ? _ 19. Who will visit the Forbidden City again according to the passage? _ 20. Why is Obama a true man according to the underlined sentence ? _ 四.补全对话(10分)Doctor: Good morning . Whats your trouble?Woman: I dont feel very well.D:1._?W: Yes, I have. My temperature is a little higher.D: Open your mouth and say “Ah”.W: AahhD: 2._? W: Ever since last night.D: Did your sleep well?W: No, I was very tired last night.D: Oh, I see. 3. _. W: Can you tell me how I got a cold?D: Maybe you overworked yourself.W: I think so. I have too much work to do every day.Do I have to stay at home? D: Yes. Youd better stay at home for two or three days.W: 4. _?D: No. I dont think it is serious. But you really need a good rest and take this medicine.W: 5. _?D: Three times a day.W: OK. Thank you. 五.翻译下列句子(10分)Australia has a lot of lovely animals. The most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas.(1)The kangaroo is the symbol of Australia. They have large eyes and ears. They dont walk, they jump. They use their strong back legs.(2) They can jump at up to 74 k