安徽省歙县2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期竞赛试题 人教新目标板

1、歙县武阳学校2012-2013学年八年级上学期英语学科竞赛 一、单项选择（共20小题，计20分）从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳答案。( ) 1. Two of them are here, but where are _ students? A. the other B. others C. others D. another( ) 2._ is easy for a child to know where they are.A. It B. That C. This D. What( ) 3.When I got there ,I saw some boys _ on t

2、he playground.A. playing B. played C. to play D. was waiting( ) 4.What_ you_ when your mother came back? A. are; doing B. were ; doing C. did; do ( ) 5. -Do you have _ watch? -Yes, I have _. A. one, it B. it, one C. a, one D. a, it (     ) 6.There  _ a large number of studen

3、ts in our school, and the number of them _600.        A .is, is         B.are ,are       C.is, are      D.are ,is (     ) 7._ it is raining, _ they ar

4、e still working in the field.        A. Although,/   B. Although, but  C./,/        D. If, but(      ) 8. “_did it start?” “about two days ago. ” A. How long   B. How often  &

5、#160; C. How much    D. When( ) 9. -How many women workers are there in your factory?- About two _.A. hundreds B. hundred C. hundreds of D. hundred of( ) 10. The manager gave the staff (职员) a day _.A. away B. off C. far D. of( ) 11. _of the street I met my old friend, Jim.A. At the en

6、d B. In the end C. By the end D. to the end( ) 12.-Whos ,Tom or Tim? -Tom is A. quieter B. healthy C. WorstD. best( ) 13.-who cooked the lunch today? - I _. Adid B.does C.was D.do( ) 14. There a concert sometime next week.A. is going to be B. are going to be C. is going to have D. is gong to has.( )

7、 15.-Hi, Amy! How _ your school trip to the beach?-Hi, Tom! We _ a good time there.A. is, having B. was, had C. are, had D. were, have( ) 16.Does your father often go to work_?A. by a train       B. on a train

8、C. take a train       D. catch a train( ) 17.Its raining. You _ out now. A. had better not goB. had not better go C. should goD. didnt have better go( ) 18.-_ we keep the room clean enough all the time?-No, you _.A. Must; doesnt have toB. M

9、ust; dont have toC. Do; dont have to D. Must; mustnt( ) 19. I remember he came back _ a cold morningAin Bfor Con D. at( ) 20. he was new here，but she found the shop _Ahard Bhappy Ceasily D.hardly二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。AOne day a pig went to the stable（马棚）to 2

10、1 a good friend, an old horse, and was going to 22 there for the night . Night came and it was time 23 sleep. The pig went into the straw heap(稻草堆) and lay comfortably（舒服地）. A long time 24 , but the horse was still 25 there and did not move. So the pig asked the horse 26 he did not go to sleep. “Sta

11、nding like this is the beginning of sleeping.” answered the 27 . The pig found it 28 to believe(相信) and said, “How can you stand there sleeping? It is not comfortable at all.” The horse answered, “Comfort is your habit(习性). 29 horses, we have the habit of running quickly. So we are always ready to r

12、un quickly even if(即使) we are 30 .( )21. A. look    B. see     C. watch   D. look at( )22. A. left    B. sit    C. lay     D. stay ( )23. A. by      B. on     C. to&

13、#160;     D. with ( )24. A. passed  B. pass   C. past    D. was passed( )25. A. standing B. stands C. sitting D. lying( )26. A. what    B. why     C. when     D. which( )27. A. animals B. pig 

14、60;   C. horse    D. heap( )28. A. hardly  B. easily  C. difficult D. easy( )29. A. While   B. For     C. As        D. Like ( )30. A. sleep  B. asleep  C. slept     D. to slee

15、pB Jennys mother was nearly seventy. Jenny and her husband wanted to give the old lady a nice birthday 31 . Her mother liked 32 tea, so Jenny bought an Electric(电) machine. It could make the tea and 33 people up in the morning. She put it in a box and brought it to her mother on her birthday. When h

16、er mother opened the box, Jenny showed her how 34 it. “After you go to bed, put the 35 in the pot and the water in the kettle,” she said to the old lady, “and dont forget 36 on the electricity. Then, when you wake up in the morning, your tea 37 ready.” After a few 38 Jennys mother rang up and said,

17、“Maybe Im silly, 39 theres one thing I dont understand, why do I 40 go to bed to make the tea?”( ) 31. A. cake B. candle C. present D. party( ) 32. A. to eat B. drinking C. have D. made( ) 33. A. wake B. make C. work D. walk( ) 34. A. use B. using C. to use D. used( ) 35. A. milk B. coffee C. tea D.

18、 orange( ) 36. A. turn B. to turn C. turning D. turned( ) 37. A. are B. was C. be D. will be( ) 38. A. days B. years C. minutes D. month( ) 39. A. but B. if C. when D. or( ) 40. A. must B. need C. have to D. can 三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下面的短文，从所给选项中，选出能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳答案。ALin Feng is a tour guide

19、 for a group of American tourists.He is talking with a tourist about the visiting plan.Lin:Are there any places you'd like to go this weekend? Tourist:Nowhere in particular(特别的).What's your plan? Lin:Well,I'd like to suggest that you spend the weekend in the countryside.How do you like t

20、he idea? We can stay at a farmer's house north of Beijing. Tourist:Are there enough rooms for the whole group? Lin:Sure.There're enough rooms. Tourist:In that case(如果那样的话),we'll love to.Thank you very much for your idea,Lin. Lin:Have any of you ever been to the countryside in China befor

21、e? Tourist:No,I don't think so.But it sounds fine. Lin:Today's Friday.We'll leave tommorrow morning.How's that? Tourist:I'm starting to feel excited about it.What should we take? Lin:Bring warm clothes.It gets a little cold in the fall's evening. Tourist:Anything else? Lin:No

22、t really.Maybe camera if you're interested in taking some photos. Tourist:Chris is the photographer of our group.We've made him responsible(负责的)for bringing back photographs of the tour. ( )41.Where is the farmer's house? A.Somewhere in particular. B.In the north of Beijing.C.In America.

23、 D.In Jilin. ( )42.When will they leave for the countryside? A.Friday afternoon. B.Friday evening. C.Saturday morning. D.Saturday evening. ( )43.What does Lin Fengadvise them to bring with? A.Warm clothes. B.Umbrellas. C.Light shoes. D.Raincoats.( )44.What season are they probably touring in? A.Spri

24、ng. B.Summer. C.Autumn. D.Winter.( )45.Who will take the camera A.The guide. B.Lin Feng. C.Everybody. D.Chris.B“Whats the matter , Bob?” asked his mother. “Why do you look so sad?” “I dont have anyone to play with,” Bob said. “I wish we stayed in Salt Lake City. I have friends there.” “You will soon

25、 make friends here,” said his mother. “Wait and see!” Just then there was a knock on the door, Mrs. Miller opened it. There was a woman with red hair. “Hello,” she said, “Im Mrs. Green. I live next door. I came to ask for two eggs.” “You may have the eggs,” said Mrs. Miller. “You may have the eggs,”

26、 said Mrs. Miller. “But please sit down for a moment. Lets have some coffee and talk a little.” That afternoon there was another knock on the door. It was a boy named Tom. “My mother told me to give you this cake and these two eggs,” he said. Bob asked him to come in and played balls for an hour tog

27、ether happily and soon became good friends. “Im glad your mother needed two eggs,” Bob said. “shes just wanted to make friends with your mother!” Then Bob laughed.( ) 46. From the passage we learn that _. A. Bob had no friends B. Bobs mother had no friends C. No one wanted to play with Bob D. Bobs f

28、amily moved away from the Salt Lake City( ) 47. Bobs mother knew that _.A. children would come to play with her sonB. a woman with red hair would come to see herC. someone would come to ask for eggsD. someone would come to have a cup of tea( ) 48. Tom came to Bobs house _. A. before his mother B. af

29、ter his mother C. to play balls D. to ask for cakes( ) 49. When they heard the knock on the door, Mrs. Miller and Bob felt_. A. worried B. afraid C. surprised D. happy( ) 50. Which of the following is true?A. Mrs. Green lived in Salt Lake City long agoB. Mrs. Green didnt have eggs to make cakesC. Mr

30、s. Miller wanted to make a new friends, tooD. Tom and Bob didnt like each otherCIn the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings. In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the Christmas seasons. By the seven

31、teenth century(世纪), they cut the tops of evergreens and hung upside down in a living-room corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants(移民) in the 1820s. Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand

32、 in about twothirds of American homes. The modern American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.( ) 51. The passage is mainly about _. A. how people in the past enjoyed ChristmasA. when people began to enjoy Christmas C. Christmas trees D. Christmas history( ) 52.

33、 When and where were Christmas trees first used in the world?A. In the sixteenth century in GermanyB. In the seventeenth century in GermanyC. In the eighteenth century in AmericaD. In the nineteenth century in America( ) 53. What does the underlined word “evergreens” mean? A.圣诞树 B.落叶树 C.常青树 D.杨树( )

34、54. People in the old days used Christmas trees during Christmas seasons because_.A. they liked to use it to decorate the houseB. they thought green trees were powerfulC. they wanted to put little presents on the treesD. they wanted to have a party around the trees( )55. Which of the following is tr

35、ue according to this passage?A. People now decorate the Christmas trees with the same things as they did in the old days.B. We may call a Christmas tree “evergreens” now.C. Christmas trees have power.D. Germans people brought the custom of using Christmas to America.DOne day an American went to a sm

36、all town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away from the cities. He fell ill and wanted very much to see a doctor.The American wanted to find out a fine doctor there. A man told him, “Thats very easy. If there is a patient that a doctor cant cure(治愈)，the doc

37、tor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).The American thought, “The less balloons are, the better the doctor is.” He began to look for the best doctor along the street. First he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes he found another one, which had 30 balloons. He though

38、t neither doctor was fine.At last he found the third clinic that was very new, and only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. “Wait a minute,” said the doctor. “Im too busy, you know. I have to put some balloons,” The American looked at the new clinic and asked, “When did you open yours?” The doctor answered, “It was only yesterday!” The American was very much surprised and said to himself, “Where cant I find the best doctor?”( )56. _ went to the small town for their holidays. A. Many people B. Some people C. Most people D. A lot of people( )57.