2007-2008学年度八年级英语竞赛试卷

1、2007-2008学年度八年级英语竞赛试卷班级姓名得分一. 单项选择：(20分) （）. My grandparents live _ 36 Xiaoyuan Road. A. in B. on C. at D. / （）2. I dont like this fish soup because it tastes_ A. delicious B. good C. pretty D. salty （）3. Hes a basketball fan and he wants to see Yao Ming _ one day. A. himself B. him C. his D. he （）4

2、. _of the students in the class would like to go to school by bike in such terrible weather.A. All B. Both C. Neither D. None （）5. Do you still have a headache, Bill? No, its_. Im all right now, mum. A. gone B. run C. left D. dropped （）6. Bob, would you like to come to our dinner party? _. A. Yes, I

3、 would B. Yes, Id love to C. No, I wouldnt D. No, I dont go （）7. You _ be late for class. You must get to school on time. A. must B. can C. cant D. may （）8. Dont forget to write letters. All of us hope to hear from you_. A. quickly B. fast C. soon D. quick （）9. I can not afford _ a piano. A. buying

4、her B. her to buy C. buy for her D. to buy her （）10. Is this _ the railway station? A. the way for B. the way to C. the way from D. going for （）11. It was clever_ you _ this question. A. for; to answer B. of; to answer C. of; answer D. for; answer （）12. Ill let you know as soon as he_ A. is coming b

5、ack B. will come back C. comes back D. come back （）13. I am sorry for _ yesterday. A. wake you up B. wake up you C. waking up you D. waking you up （）14. Grandma couldnt keep up with me and I had to stop _ her. A. waiting for B. to wait for C. to waiting D. waited （）15. Look! This sweater is beautifu

6、l. A. Why not try it on B. Why not trying on it C. Why not try on it D. Why not trying it on （）16. Look, they _ in the playground. There _ a sports meeting in our school next week. A. are running; is going to be B. run; is C. are running; is D. run; is going （）17. Its Monday. Tom _ his classmates is

7、 _ school today. A. and; in B. with; at C. and; at D. with; about （）18. My Maths teachers name is Mary Joan Shute. We can call her _. A. Miss Joan B. Mrs Joan C. Miss Shute D. Mrs Mary （）19. The _ day of March is _ Day. A. eight; the Womens B. eighth; Womens C. eight; Womens D. eighth; the Womens （）

8、20. I have _ two days holiday. But I have no _ place to go. A. another; other B. the other; other C. another; others D. the other; the others 二. 完型填空：(10分) ADear Mum:Im writing to you from America. You dont know how happy I am. I _1_ many new friends here. They are very helpful. Last week I got a fe

9、ver and _2_ stay in bed for three days. They helped me a lot with my lessons. Cathy is one of my _3_ friends at school. She has a round face _4_ a pair of glasses. She is two months older than I am, but a little _5_ . She works hard and _6_ all her lessons. She often helps me with my English. We lik

10、e chatting with each other at lunchtime. After school, we always go home together _7_ we live in the same street. Sometimes we dance for half an hour before we go home. She dances _8_ than any other student. She wants to be a _9_ when she grows up. At the weekends, Cathy usually goes swimming. I som

11、etimes go swimming with her. I think its a good way to _10_. We always have a good time. Write soon. Love Lan Lan （）1. A. made B. depended C. took D. kept （）2. A. must B. should C. had to D. may （）3. A. well B. good C. better D. the best （）4. A. has B. have C. with D. on （）5. A. longer B. shorter C.

12、 taller D. older （）6. A. is good at B. was bad in C. is well in D. was worse at （）7. A. so B. because C. and D. but （）8. A. good B. well C. best D. better （）9. A. singer B. cook C. dancer D. writer （）10. A. keep health B. make fit C. stay healthy D. be health 三. 阅读理解：(40分) A Visit the Forest Zoo. Co

13、me and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from Northeast of China. The beautiful birds from England are ready to sing songs for you, and the monkeys from Mount Emei will be happy to talk to you. The lovely dogs from Australia want to laugh at you. Sichuan pandas will play balls for you. The

14、 giraffes from Africa are waiting to look down on you. Tickets Opening time Grown-ups（J）$3: ￥3 9:00a.m.4:00p.m. Children: Over 1.4m:￥2 except Friday Under 1.4m: Free 10:00a.m.3:00p.m. Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch, give food or go near to the animals. （）1. Why does the writer introduce so many an

15、imals from different places to us? A. Because the writer wants to frighten us in the zoo. B. Because the writer wants to make us lovely in the zoo. C. Because the writer wants to attract us to the zoo. D. Because the writer wants to show us that animals can do everything. （）2. How much does Mr. Smit

16、h have to pay if he visits the zoo with his son of three? A. ￥3. B. ￥4. C. ￥5 . D. ￥6 . （）3. We can visit the zoo at _. A. 8:30 a.m. Wednesday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday C. 3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday （）4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. We can spit（吐痰）everywhere. B. We can throw th

17、ings everywhere. C. We should keep the zoo clean. D. We can play with the animals. （）5. From the passage we can infer（推断）a giraffe must be a very _ animal. A. fat B. short C. strong D. tall B Skin-diving(潜游) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to

18、 the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks(岩石), because you are no longer heavy. Here, under the water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks(罐) of air on

19、 your back, you can stay in deep(深的) water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides(除此以外), there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get

20、 many things from the deep water. Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting. Choose the best answer according to the passage. （）6. Skin-diving is going to take you to _. A. the moon B. be in danger C. mountains D. the deep water （）7. You can climb big rocks under water because _. A. you

21、are stronger B. the fish nearby help you C. you are lighter than on land D. there is a lot of light （）8. Under the water, a skin-diver _ in the day time. A. can see everything clearly B. cant see anything clearly C. can see nothing D. can see only fishes （）9. With a tank of air on your back, you can

22、 _. A. catch fish very easily B. stay under the water for a long time C. be in a safe(安全的) place D. have more fun （）10. From the passage we can know that skin-diving is _. A. harmful B. dangerous C. useful and interesting D. unuseful C Mr and Mrs Black met Mr and Mrs Green in a restaurant one day. T

23、hey all wanted to drink something. A waiter came to their table. He asked them what they wanted to drink. One man said, “ I only drink lemonade（柠檬水）.” One woman asked the other woman. “Do you want sugar in your coffee?” Mrs Black said, “Neither my husband nor I like beer.” One of the Greens said aga

24、in. “I dont want beer. I only want lemonade.” Then the waiter brought one beer, one coffee, one cup of tea and a lemonade to them. （）11. Mr. Black wanted to drink . A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade （）12. Mrs Black wanted to drink . A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade （）13. Mr Green wanted to dr

25、ink . A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade （）14. Mrs Green wanted to drink . A. beer B. coffee C. tea D. lemonade （）15. The waiter brought to them . A. beer, sugar, tea and lemonade B. beer, coffee, tea and milk C. beer, coffee, tea and lemonade D. beer, tea, coffee and orange D Many people go to ch

26、urch on Sunday, but others dont. Many sleep late on Sunday morning, but others dont. Some people work on Sunday, but most dont. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family get up. The newspaper boy has delivered it. The Sunday paper is

27、 usually very thick. It has many advertisements(广告）and many different sections. The grown-ups in the family like the front page, the editorial（社论）page and the world news section. Many men also read the sports pages and the financial pages. Most men dont read the womens pages, but. the mother of the

28、family usually does. The womens pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy. Older people read the death notice, which tell people who have died during the week. There is something for everyone in the S

29、unday paper. 根据短文内容判断正（T）或错（F） （）16. On Sunday, most people go to church, and the others read the Sunday paper. （）17. There are more advertisements in the Sunday paper, so it is very thick. （）18. Men are only interested in the sports and the financial pages. （）19. You can get some advice about food,

30、 health, clothes and enjoy some comics in the women s pages. （）20. Businessmen often buy space in the newspaper for advertisements. 四. 词形转换 (5分）1. I feel even_（tire）this morning than I usually do. 2. She didnt feel like_（eat）anything. 3. This kind of sofa_（feel）soft and comfortable. 4. That is_（real

31、）cool. 5. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the_（twenty）century. 五. 句型转换 (分) 1. My mother washes clothes once a week .（就划线部分提问） _ _ does your mother wash clothes? 2. Shes already finished her work.（改为否定句） She _ finished her work. 3. The mother told her son, “Dont read in bed.”（改为简单句） The

32、 mother _ her son _ _read in bed. 4. The boy is very young. The boy cant understand it.（改为同义句） The boy is _young _ understand it. 5. The manager is only 1.72 meters tall.（改为同义句） The _ _ the manager is 1.72 meters. 六. 补全对话 (分) A. Hello, Li Lei. I saw a new film yesterday. B: Whats the name of the fil

33、m? A: Harry Potter! B: _（1）? A: Its quite good. B:_（2）? A: Tom. He is from Australia. He is my new friend. B: _（3）? A: Hes handsome, tall and strong, easy to get on with. By the way, I heard your father was notwell. _（4）? B: His left leg was hurt in a car accident. Nothing serious now. Hes much bett

34、er. A: _（5）. I hope hell be better soon. B: Thank you. 七. 综合填空 (10分) You work hard to learn English. Do you know American kids are t_（1）to learn Mandarin（汉语）？ About 50000Us students now study Chinese. “ Because of Chinas f _（2）growth, Chinese is m_（3）useful than the other languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expe