【能力竞赛】2020-2021学年第一学期英语能力竞赛八年级英语试卷

1、2020-2021学年第一学期英语能力竞赛八年级英语试卷（全卷共10页70题：满分100分：考试时间90分钟）学校_ 班级 座号 姓名 1、 完形填空（30分）( A )Deepavali or Diwali（屠妖节） is an important Indian festival. It is the 1 of lights. People have four 2 To celebrate the festival. The Diwali festival is in late October 3 early November. It falls on the 15th day of the

2、 Indian month, Kartik, so it is in 4 time every year. Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali 5 a different tradition. And each day of Diwali has its story to 6 . The first day of the festival means the vanquishing (征服) of the Naraka by Lord Krishna. As for its history, people celebrated Diw

3、ali 7 ancient（古代） India. It most likely began as a(n) 8 harvest festival. However, there are many different 9 pointing to the origin(起源) of Diwali. Some people believe it to be the celebration of the marriage of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, with Lord Vishnu. 10 use it as a celebration of her birt

4、hday, because Lakshmi is said to have been born on the new moon day of Kartik.阅读上面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。1. A. dayB. festivalC. tripD. habit2. A. daysB. weeksC. monthsD. hours3. A. andB. but C. orD. with4. A. sameB. differentC. interestingD. happy5. A. isB. areC. hasD. have6. A. sayB. speakC.

5、talkD. tell7. A. onB. atC. inD. over8. A. importantB. usefulC. ordinaryD. surprising9. A. booksB. storiesC. personsD. ideas10. A. AnotherB. The otherC. OthersD. The others( B )Today Id like to tell you something about chocolates. Most of us 11 chocolates, but do you know 12 states of the chocolates

6、there are and 13 they are made of ?Chocolate has three states. People _14_the first state of chocolate from the seeds(种子) 15 cacao trees. The second is a kind of 16 . It is made by mixing the first state of chocolate with hot water or milk. And the third is a kind of 17 thing. It is made of the firs

7、t state of chocolate, sugar and some 18 delicious things. In China, a lot of people like to eat chocolates as sweets. But some doctors say people 19 not have too many chocolates because they have 20 fat and sugar.11. A. have drunkB. have had C.soldD.made12. A. how muchB. how oftenC.how manyD. whethe

8、r13. A.whichB. whenC.how D. what14. A. buildB. makeC.buyD. plant15. A.ofB.fromC. by D. into16. A. waterB. woodC. meal D. drink17. A.sweet B. saltC. riceD. corn18. A. othersB. anotherC. other D. good19. A.mayB.shouldC.must D.will20. A. too muchB. many tooC. too manyD.much too二、阅读理解（45分）( A ) The worl

9、d is a beautiful place in our eyes. But does it look the same through the eyes of animals?Dogs cant see as many colors as we can. They can see blues,browns and yellows. They have fewer color-detecting cells (色彩感知细胞) than humans (人类) do.Jumping spiders have eight pairs of eyes. They can see more colo

10、rs than humans. They can see ultraviolet light (紫外线). So they see things clearer than we do.Rats can move one eye in different directions(方向) while keeping the other eye stop moving. It is to see their enemies better. They cant see many colors. Its not necessary because they mostly come out at night

11、. They are good at seeing bright light.Horses have eyes on either side of their head. So they see wider (视野更宽阔) than humans. They have a blind spot (盲点) in front of their nose. They cant see as many colors as humans do. They can see greens and blues; but most of the time they see grays.根据表格内容，选择正确答案

12、。(10分)21. Dogs cant see the color “ ” according to the passage.A. blueB. brownC. greenD. yellow22. From the passage we can know can see more colors than humans.A. ratsB. dogs and horsesC. rats and horsesD. jumping spiders23. Which of the following about a rat is true?A. It can move one eye while kee

13、ping the other eye still (静止).B. Its not necessary for it to see all directions.C. It cant see a white dog at night.D. It cant see bright light well.24. What will happen if there is a bee flying in front of a horses nose?A. The horse can find it and drive it away. B. The horse cant see it and will l

14、et it thereC. The horse will smell it but do nothing. D. The horse wont open its eyes to see it.25. The best title of the passage might be .A. Different kinds of animals B. Seeing things in the same wayC. World through animals eyes D. To see a beautiful world ( B )Something interesting happens in Ch

15、ina. It starts every year at the beginning of the eighth lunar month and reaches its peak (高峰) on the 18th day, three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival.Thousand of locals (当地的) and visitors gather(聚集) along the banks of the Qiantang River. It is in the cities of Haining and Hangzhou. They get there

16、 early in the morning to watch the amazing and the world-famous thing. Many people even stay until late at night.The thing happens in the water. It is a special wave(波浪). Tids(潮) create this wave. The wave moves forward in the river. It forms a long straight line. It looks really cool. The“one-line

17、tide”attracts(吸引) many surfers too. Theyd like to challenge(挑战) themselves by riding the waves.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。(10分)26. The interesting thing happens in .A. JuneB. JulyC. AugustD. the eighth lunar month27. Many people come to watch the famous thing .A. all dayB. in the afternoonC. late at nightD. only

18、 in the morning28. The underlined word “create”in the last paragraph means “ ”in Chinese.A. 欣赏B. 创造C. 吞噬D. 排除29. Who does the interesting thing attract?A. Students and their teachers.B. People live in HangzhouC. Locals and visitors.D. People who have no work.30. The best title of the passage is .A.

19、The great wave in ChinaB. The Mid-Autumn FestivalC. A long straight lineD. To challenge themselves( C ) Which of your hands do you use more? Very few of use both of the hands well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. Newly-born babies can take things

20、 with either of their hands, but after about two years they like to use their right hands, Scientists dont know why this happens. They have studied it. They think our animal ancestors(祖先) are right-handed. They may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relations in the animal world. Scientists have f

21、ounded that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other , but it can be either hand. But most of us use our right hands better and this makes life difficult for the left-handed ones.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。(10分)31. Very few of us use both of the hands well. It means .A. none of us can use one a

22、s well as the otherB. most of us cannot use both of the hands wellC. many people can use one as well as the otherD. we cant use both hands32. Only about people out of two hundred are left-handed.A. tenB. fiveC. fifteenD. one33. Newly-born babies(新生儿) . A. can use their right hands onlyB. can use the

23、ir left hands onlyC. like to use their night hands.D. can use both their hands根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）34. Monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be only the right hand.35. The left-handed people are difficult in life because the cant use their right hands at all.( D )Som

24、etimesBy Paul GreenSometimes I feel lonely(孤独),Like Im by myself and full of fears.When Im that way, I call a friend.My lonely mood soon disappears（消失）. Sometimes I feel excited,Like I have some news I have to share!My friends open their ears to me.They always listen, talk, and care.Sometimes I feel

25、 so sad,Like my world is cold and darkest blue.At those times my friends let me know.Theyre with me, standing strong and true.Sometimes I feel confused（困惑）,Like I just dont know I should feel.My friends then help me figure outWhats right and wrong, whats false and real!(根据上面的诗歌内容用恰当的词语填空，每空一词) （10分）

26、36. The writers family name is _.37. In this poem, the color “_”a feeling of sadness.38. The phrase“figure out”means_in the poem.39. _kinds of feelings are mentioned in the poem.40. The writer wants to tell the readers how important _are. ( E )阅读下面短文，把A E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。(5分) The story happene

27、d during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany（德国） .41 After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. 42 And nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go on living. It was a very cold winter night. The

28、old man couldnt go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. 43 The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot. Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldnt give him anyt

29、hing. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. 44 Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said,“Dont say so in our village,sir!” 45 “No,no,sir,” the policeman said in a hurry, “Its a pigs ho

30、metown!”A. He came to a police station and called out “Hitler is a pig!”B. “Im sorry, sir,”said the old man. “I dont know its Hitlers hometown!”C. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor.D. The old man was very sad. He didnt have enough food and was often hungry.

31、E. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked.三、短文填词（20分）阅读下列短文，根据语境提示，在每个空格内填入适当的英语单词，使短文完整，通顺。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。( A )It is a warm morning. I took a 46 in the park. “Life is so wonderful,” I said to 47 . Trees and flowers made me happy. Then I saw a girl 48 flowers.

32、 I got very angry and walked to her. She 49 me and ran away quickly. Maybe she thought I was a worker in the park.What do you 50 of the little girl? You may say, “She did a wrong thing. 51 she is still young.”I think everyone should love nature. Children should love it, too. Dont cut trees or pick f

33、lowers. Be friendly to animals. Try to do 52 you can to protect the environment(保护环境). After you drink a Coke, do not litter the can. You know 53 to put it, dont you? The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and the water is clean. Our nature is so beautiful. 54 not be a nature lover? It doesnt cost you m

34、uch. But you can make our earth more beautiful. Loving nature means 55 our life.46. _ 47._ 48._ 49._ 50._51._ 52._ 53._ 54._ 55._( B )There is a(n) 56 story from the video. It sounds a bit incredible(不可思议的), 57 its true.Nine years ago, Lin Xiaofen went to a hospital in Taipei because she was 58 ill. When she got to the hospital, she went into a coma(昏迷) because of 59 too much blood. Luckily, later she was out of danger after getting blood from a strange man. A few weeks