八年级英语阅读与写作竞赛试卷

八年级英语阅读与写作竞赛试卷八年级英语阅读与写作竞赛试卷 一、完形填空(每题 2 分，共 40 分) A A Years ago, my friend and I went to the Caribbean. We stayed at the Winding Bay Hotel first. The owner of the hotel, Mr Emeritus, was nice and was always _1_ to help others. A few days later, we were planning to stay for four days at the Cable Beach Hotel at another place. Mr Emeritus told2that he knew the owner of it. He gave us his3and told us to give it to the front desk when we got there. We thought that we might receive a fruit basket or something like that, because the4knew each other. 5we arrived at the Cable Beach Hotel, I gave the card to the front desk. The man 6 us up to our room. We enjoyed our time at the hotel. When we would leave, the man told us we only needed to7one phone call. I told him that he made a mistake. However, he told us that Mr Emeritus paid for everything else. We were so _8_. After we returned home, we sent a letter to the owner and thanked him for making our9 memorable (难忘的). For years, we kept10Christmas cards to him, and he sent them to us, too! ()1. A. hardB. readyC. honestD. true ()2. A. usB. youC. themD. him ()3 A. moneyB. numberC. cardD. address ()4. A. hostsB. hotelsC. waitersD. owners ()5. A. WhenB. BeforeC. IfD. So ()6. A. taughtB. tookC. caughtD. carried ()7. A. look forB. wait forC. pay forD. ask for ()8. A. frightenedB. generalC. popularD. surprised ()9. A. tasteB. adviceC. tripD. practice ()10. A. buyingB. sendingC. wantingD. hoping B B One of the amazing things about the World Wide Web is that anyone can create a web pageIf people find our page interesting ，they will come to11it. If lots of people like our page，then we have created something of value The whole idea of a TV12is to create a place that attracts a lot of people Then the station s owner can charge companies for13on TVA web page is like a small TV station. If yours becomes very popular，then you can14 ads on it That is one form of “value” There are other forms as well， especially for teenagers A popular page allows15to speak to and educate others， gives you a chance to meet people， and opens doors of chances that you might not16 If you want to create your own page，you have two17You can create a page that says， “Hi，my name is Suzy and here is a picture of Binky，my cat. My favorite bands are”That is fine，but it is not very interesting to others except your close friendsThe other choice you have is to create a site that other people find18.Pick something you enjoy or 1 know a lot about and create a page about itFor19，if you like football，create the best page on the Internet about it People from all over the world will come to visit your page because you are 20something of value ()11A. costBvisitC. spendDpick ()12A. stationBradioCworldDstop ()13A. watchingB. performingCadvertisingD. playing ()14A. buyBsellC. borrowD. lend ()15AmeB. herChimD. you ()16.AwaitBstayCliveDexpect ()17A. changesBchoicesCpointsD. views ()18.AusefulBboringCfoolishDbig ()19.A. modelBexampleCkindDway ()20AofferingBtakingChelpingD. reading 二、阅读理解(每题 3 分，共 45 分) My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body was. I got different answers at different ages. When I was young, I thought sound was very important to us, so I said, My ears, Mum.” But she shook her head and said no. Several years passed, and she asked me again. I believed that I got the right answer after thinking it over. So I told her, “Sight is very important to everyone, so it must be our eyes.” But she told me I was wrong. I tried ma ny times after that, but her answer was always the same. Till last year, my grandma died. Everybody was crying, everybody was hurt. My mom looked at me and asked me with tears in her eyes, Do you know the answer now? I was surprised when she asked me this question then. My son, the answer is your shoulder. Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on (倾诉的对象).” Finally, I realized all she hoped is that I can have enough love and friends so that I will have a shoulder to cry on I when I need it. ()1. According to the passage, _are the most important part of the body. A. eyesB. carsC. feetD. shoulders ()2. The writer gave _ to the same question at different ages. A. the same answerB. different answers C. four answersD. the right answer ()3. The underlined word sight means _ in Chinese. A.听力B.嗅觉C.触觉D.视力 ()4. _ gave the right answer to the question at last. A. The writers fatherB. The writers mother C. The writerD. The writers grandma ()5. The writer got the right answer on the day when _ . A. his grandma diedB. somebody was hurt C. his mother was cryingD. he was young 2 B B During the day we work and play; at night we sleep. Our bodies rest while we sleep. In the morning we are ready to work and play again. While we are asleep our bodies grow most. Children who are tired usually need more sleep. We can get our lessons better and we feel better too, when we have had plenty of rest. Boys and girls who are eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need plenty of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh （新鲜的） air well feel tired when we wake up. While in bed we must not cover our heads. If we do, our lungs（肺）will not get enough fresh air. If we open our windows at night we can have plenty of fresh air. Cool air is better than warm air. Boys and girls who want to grow and be strong must get plenty of sleep. ()6. Our bodies grow most while we are. A. eating A. Hot air A.happy B. playingC. sleepingD. waking ()7. Which is the best air for us? B. Cool airC. Warm air C. tired D. Dry air D. grow D. Eeven hours ()8. Too little sleep makes us. B. hungry ()9. How much sleep should boys and girls of nine ears have every night? A. Eight hours A. Fresh air B. Nine hours B. Food C. Ten hours C. Rest ()10. What do the lungs need most? D. Exercise Napa Valley Wine Country Day TripNapa Valley Wine Country Day Trip Visit two of San Francisco s most popular places Alcatraz and the Napa Valley wineries (酿酒厂). After a happy day of wine tasting and a picnic lunch, we will return to busy San Francisco. Every group has a driver, a guide and at most 40 people. This will give you enough time to ask questions during the day. During the ride to Napa, your guide will give you an introduction to the famous area and the wines you may taste today. Your guide will also give 101 instructions on wine tasting. After wine tasting at V. Sattui, you can order what you like to eat. There are hamburgers, milk and meat or vegetable sandwiches to choose from. The return trip to San Francisco from Napa Valley is by boat. You can go outside or stay inside the boat for 50 minutes on the quiet water. You can catch great views of the Bay Bridge, the city of San Francisco, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Departure (Departure (出发出发) Time:) Time: Thursday to Saturday：8:30 am Sunday：8:15 am Buy tickets before you go! This can save money and time! ()11. If Mary wants to take this trip next Friday, she will start at _. A. 8:10 amB. 8:15 amC. 8:20 amD. 8:30 am 3 ()12. When they go back to San Francisco from Napa Valley, they will take the _. A. busB. boatC. trainD. air ()13. What doe