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1、南安中学八年级第二次竞赛（英语卷）单项选择题（30分）（）1.when did you finish your _ exam?A. end of year B. end-of-years C. end-of-year D. end-of year（）2. What _ in ten years?great changes will come to our life.A. more B. will happen C. will do D. will see（）3. I think people will use the bicycles _ in the future.I agree. more

2、 and more people will go to work by car.A. fewer B. less C. more D. much（）4. I dont know _ . can you help me?A. how to do it. B. how to do. C. what to do it. D. what it to do.（）5. These days the police _ always looking for him everywhere. do you know where he is ?A. is B. are C. was D. were（）6. i he

3、ar that _ some speeches on pollution tomorrow.A. there is going to B. there are going toC. there will have D. there will be（）8. if it _ rain tomorrow, theyll go to the park.A. doesnt B. wont C. dont D. isnt（）9.would you mind _ the tv? its noisy.of course not.A. to turn down B. turning downC. to turn

4、 upD. turning up（）10.Please tell him to keep the window _.A. open B. opened C. is open D. opening（）11.The weather in Beijing is colder than _ in Guangzhou.A. that B. it C. this D. One（ ）12. Mum, could you buy me a dress like this? OK, we can buy _ one than this, but _ this. A. a better, better than

5、B. a worse, as good as C. a more important, not as good as D. a cheaper, as good as（）13. Shanghai is bigger than_ in Jiangsu province and bigger than_ in China. A. any city, any city B. any city, any other city C. any other city, the other cities D. any other city, any city（）14. There are many trees

6、 on side of the street, and of the trees is still increasing.A. both; the number B. either; the number C. both; a number D. either; a number（）15. What is your best friend like? . A. He likes footballB. He is humorous and honestC. He is 15 years oldD. He looks different（）16.Dont play with fire. _A .I

7、ts right. B. Sorry, I wont do it again. C. It doesnt matter. D.I know（）17.We dont have to buy this sweater ,though the sweater is . A. enough money, good enough B. enough money enough goodC. money enough, well enough D. enough money well enough（）18.MoYan is famous a writer.A.for B. as C. in D.by （）1

8、9.My teacher saw some boys _ when she got to the playground. A. runB. ran C. runing D. running( ) 20.He wants to know_A.what happened to Tom B.what Tom happenedC.what did Tom happened D.what did Tom happen 完型填空（25分）AProfessional sports are very popular in the United States and they are big business.

9、 The most popular sports are basketball and football. 46 has its own season and millions of fans. Professional teams are named for the 47 where they are located（位于）.When a team plays in a championship game, most people in the city 48 the game with 49 and enthusiasm（热情）. Basketball is famous around t

10、he world. Professional basketball games in the US are played indoors during winter months. From November to April 50 can find a professional basketball game several nights a week in most large American cities. It is a national sport. There are basketball matches 51 every night of the week and 52 wee

11、kends as well. The season begins in April and 53 in the October. Football 54 another popular professional sport in the US. It is played on Sundays 55 the fall. American football is different 56 international football, which is called 57 .Both games need strength and skills（体能和技巧）. Many young people

12、would like 58 professional players because a professional player can 59 millions of dollars for their playing skill. American best players may be 60 than the countrys president.（ ）46. A. EveryB. bothC. EachD. All （ ）47.A.cities B.games C.homes D.players（ ）48. A. follow B. walk C. run D. jump （ ）49.A

13、. interest B. interestingC. interested D. interests（ ）50. A. somebody B. one C. anyone D. everybody （ ）51.A. nearly B. close C. closely D. near （ ）52.A. for B. in C. on D. during （ ）53.A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. finishes （ ）54.A. became B. is become C. will become D. become （ ）55.A. in B.

14、 while C. on D. at （ ）56. A. of B. from C. with D. about （ ）57. A. eraser B. soccer C. biscuit D. elevator （ ）58. A. be B. to be C. do D. to do （ ）59.A. make B. had C. gets D. receiving （ ）60. A. happier B. poorer C. richer D. healthier If find better that to photo vacation may this flying want move

15、 Color helps you see things But man and some monkeys and apes are the only mammals _ can see color. _any other mammal, such as the dog, the world looks like a black white _, Dogs hunt mainly bu listening and smelling.Like other animals, dogs see best when things _ . the animals they hunt seem to kno

16、w_. A rabbit or a deer will freeze when they find that they are being hunted. Then the dog _ not see it at all.Birds can see color. They need to , because when they fly,they need to find places to land. Color helps them know how far the place is and what it is like so that they are able to catch _ t

17、hings in the air or to land on something they think safe.Some birds see things even _ than man.The birds that eat bugs can see them from far away. And even a very young bird can see a house from the sky.So good eyes and being able to see colors help birds _ food and also help them find out _ there a

18、re other animals that are dangerous to them.阅读理解（45分）In China, more and more villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become left-behind children and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred children

19、 were chosen to answer the questions. What they wantLove来MoneyFreedomControlSomething elseK40%18%28%10%4%Who to talk withOneselfFamily membersNo one27%55%18%Communicate（交流）with their parents freely or notYesA little difficultNo46%44%10%The way they like to liveLiving with parentsLiving without paren

20、tsNo idea58%14%28%What they think of their parents working in citiesBadGoodNo idea20%39%41%Happiest placeSchoolHomeFriends homes48%34%18%（ ）61. In the survey, children were asked about many things except . A. pocket money B. places they like C. their needs D. their parents working in cities（ ）62. Of

21、 all the four things, the left-behind children need most.A. love B. money C. control D. freedom（ ）64. How many children think their happiest place is their school? A. 48. B. 102. C. 144. D. 156.B A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher.These classmates all had good jobs and mad

22、e lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to complaining about the stress（压力）in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and many cupschina（瓷制的）ones, plastic ones and glass ones. Some are plain （朴素的）looking, some are expensive an

23、d some are lovely. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? You want only the best for yourselves, and that is

24、 the source（根源）of your problems.”“What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began looking at each others cups.”“Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position （位置）in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold, an

25、d do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we fail to enjoy the coffee. So dont let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead.”（ ）66. What did the group of classmates get together for?A. Visiting their old teacher. B. Enjoying coffee.C. Complaining about their stress

26、in work and life. D. Showing each others good jobs.（ ）68. In their teachers eyes, why did they have so much stress?A. Because they cared too much about things that were not important.B. Because they understood the meaning of life.C. Because they knew about life itself and enjoyed it.D. Because they

27、drank too much coffee.（ ）69. What is the best title（标题）of this passage?A. Coffee or Cup B. An Old Teacher C. Stress in Your Life D. Enjoy the coffeeD Mobile phones have become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during

28、school hours. Mobile Bluett, an official, said mobile phone use is a distraction (分心的事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams. She said some scho

29、ols had tried to ban mobile phones at school. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their children. Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there wer

30、e many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school, they were easy to lose and were at distraction from studies. Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have mobile phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can us

31、e their mobile phones.( )6. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones_. A. because they are students B. when they are free C. when they are at school D. because they are children( )9. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt _ during school hours. A. use

32、 their mobile phone B. leave their mobile phones at school office C. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children( )10. The passage tells us that _. A. students shouldnt have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons B. it is impossible to ban students from usi

33、ng mobile phones at school C. some parents fell unhappy because they couldnt use their phones at schoolD. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours （2）Long long ago, people made firesfrom lightning（闪电But they had to keep the fires burning, for they couldnt star

34、t it again if there was no lightning.Later, they found out hitting two pieces of stone (石头) together could make a spark. The spark could fire dry leaves. In this way they could make the fire again if it went out. then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing. They made a hole on a big piece of

35、wood（木头）and put a smaller stick（树枝）into the hole. They turned the stick again and again. After a few minutes they got a fire.As years went by, people learned other ways to make a fire. Sometimes they used the heatfrom the sun. They held a piece of glass in the right way and made a piece of paper on fire.About two centuries（世纪）ago, people began to make matches. Matches brought people a quick and easy way to make fires. Today matches are still being used, but people have more new ways to make fires. One of them is to use an electric（电子）fire st