人教版2017八年级英语竞赛试题及答案

1、英语竞赛试题第1页共 13 页20 仃学年第一学期八年级英语竞赛试题（2017 年 12 月）（满分 150 分，时间：120 分钟）第一部分：知识运用（共两节；满分 50 分） 第一节：单项填空。（共 30 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 30 分）从 A、B C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Han gzhou is_most beautiful city, where you can see_famousWest Lake.A. a; theB. a; /C. the; aD. /; the2. When she came back home, she found

2、her little son_ in the corner of theroom.A. cryB. criedC. cryingD. to cry3. Jim, when shall we go to the park this weekend?I really don t mind. Saturday_ Sun day is OK.A. Both; and B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. Not; but4. _took his first step into_ in 1961.A. Man; space B. The man; space C. Man;

3、the space D. Men; a space5. The city is_ it was ten years ago.A. three times as big asB. three times so larger tha nC. as three times larger tha nD. larger three times tha n6. Each of the foreig ners holds a fork in one hand and a knife in_.A. othersB. the othersC. the otherD. ano ther7. Don tworry.

4、_. I can do it myself.A. ItswellB. Help yourself C. Thatsa piece of cakeD. Itshard8. Li Lei realized_importa nt for him to get up early to do some exercise.A. itB. thatC. oneD. this9. There is_ wrong with this computer. It works well.A. someth ingB. everyth ingC. any thi ngD. nothing10. Tom is_ tabl

5、e. He is having lunch by himself.A. fromB. onC. atD. for11. I hope Tim can come to my birthday party. The n we_ a much happiertime.A. haveB. hadC. will haveD. have had12. The_shoes were very dirty, so I asked them to take them off before theywent into_ house.A. boys; JohnsB. boys; JohnsC. boys; John

6、sD. boys; John s13. What a surprise! It s that Itim&e met the beautiful girl this week.A. threeB. thirdC. the threeD. the third14. Driving a car is so difficult for me!英语竞赛试题第2页共 13 页Come on. The more you practice, the_ it will be.A. easyB. easierC. easilyD. more easily15.A nu mber of volun teer

7、s_ willi ng to teach in Chi nasrural areas.Yes, the nu mber is gett ing_.A is; bigger and biggerB. are; bigger and biggerC is; more and moreD are; more and more16. Every year a lot of tourists travel to the Dongqian Lake, because is_place.A. so a beautifulB. so beautifulC. so beautiful aD. a such be

8、autiful17. When you are in trouble, remember to_ . Two heads are better tha n one.A. make a decisi on B. make a choice C. ask for help D. giveadvice18. _ do you call your pare nts?Very often, and each time, five minutes.A. WhenB. How longC. How manyD. Howofte n19.Is Mr Li at home?No, he_ be in. He w

9、ent to New York yesterday.A. must ntB. may notC. n eednSD. cant20. Letsgo to the library after school, _ ?A. shall weB. shanSweC. will youD. wonSyou21.The box is too heavy to carry. Whafsin it?Oh, it is_ books.A. filled withB. covered withC. used forD.asked for22.Peter, the light in your room _ the

10、whole night. What were youdoing?Oh, I was busy writi ng a report.A. tur ns onB. tur ned onC. is onD.was on23.Its too hot. What about hav ing a glass of cold drink?A. Good ideaB. Me, tooC. ThatsrightD. No problem24.Would you like to go to the movie with me?Ilove to, _ Imafraid I have no time.A. soB.

11、butC. andD. because25.The camera doesntwork. Youbetter ask Mr Wang for help.I _ , but he said he couldnSfix it.A. wasB. askedC. willD. did26.Julia, will you please go and move that desk?A. How is it?B. How much?C. What for?D. What英语竞赛试题第3页共 13 页is it?英语竞赛试题第4页共 13 页27. _ it is to jump into a river i

12、n summer!A. How funB. How funnyC. What great fun D. What a greatfun28. His frie nd Mary was kind_ him. It was very kind_her to helphim to read and write.A. to, forB. for, to C. with, ofD. to, of29.Its so cold today!Yes. And the radio says there_ this after noon.A. is snowyB. is going to snowC. is go

13、ing to have snowD. is going to be snow30.Can I help you?_.A. Yes, help meB. No, donhelp meC. Yes, I want to buy a dressD. Thatsall right第二节：完形填空。（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）阅读下面 2 篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3150 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AIn the US, whe n your school doeshave a bus, and you live too far to walk,

14、 you need a carpool 拼车）.A carpool is a group of 31 shari ng a car to school in the morning.There are 32 four or five kids in their cars. Parents take turns driv ing the kids in theircars.Teamwork 协作） is really importa nt in the carpool because n obody wants to make33 late for class. If you sit in th

15、e car and wait for a classmate for a long time, you llprobably get a little34 . Also, your carpool friends might feel the same way whe n youkeep them wait ing.You lear n agreat .35in responsibility （责任）in the carpool before schoolever starts.31.A. teachersB. driversC. stude ntsD. people32.A. usually

16、B. hardlyC. alreadyD. also33.A. ano therB. the otherC. the othersD. others34.A. worriedB. angryC. tiredD. happy35.A. useB. jobC. workD. less onBOne day, a poor boy was selli ng goods door to door to pay for school. He was_36_ so he decided to beg 乞讨）for a meal at the next house. However, he 37 his m

17、indwhe n a lovely young woma n ope ned the door. I nstead of a meal he 38 for a drink ofwater. She thought he looked hungry so she 39 him a large glass of 40 . He drank itslowly, and thenasked, “ How much do I ovfe）（you? ”“ You don t owe me anything, ”1 she “ Mother has taught me 42 toaccept pay for

18、 a kindness. ” The boy was greatlyand left. Years later the young womanbecame badly ill and had to be sent to a . 44 in a big city, where Dr. Howard Kelly was英语竞赛试题第5页共 13 页45 . He recog ni zed 认出）her at once and made up his mind to do his best to 46 her life.From that day on, he gave special attent

19、ion to her ill ness.After a long time, the woman got 47 . When the bill (账单)was sent to her room, shewas 48 to ope n it 49 it might take the rest of her life to pay it off. After a long time shesaw some 50 on the side of the bill.Paid in full with a glass of milk.Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy ran dow

20、 n her face.36. A. hu ngryB. thirstyC. tiredD. bored37. A. lostB. closedC. drewD. changed38. A. lookedB. askedC. workedD. paid39. A. le ntB. soldC. broughtD. fed40. A. teaB. milkC. coffeeD. water41. A. an sweredB.addedC. questi onedD. ordered42. A. oftenB. alwaysC. neverD. seldom43. A. excitedB. sur

21、prisedC. disappo in tedD. moved44. A. schoolB. churchC. marketD. hospital45. A. studyi ngB. worki ngC. livi ngD. stayi ng46. A. saveB. giveC. findD.spend47. A. fatB. happyC. wellD. pretty48. A. eagerB. afraidC. luckyD. glad49. A. becauseB. whileC. althoughD. since50. A. lettersB. nu mbersC. wordsD.

22、picturesMany young people smoke because they think it is cool. Cool people sometimes 1 a lot in movjeS) )ut theydont smoke in real life. Some stars like Jackie Chan dont think it is cool at a11. An( (2 stars likeYao Mingdontsmoke cigarettes, _3_ they are still very coolSometimes people start smoking

23、 because their friends ask them to do so, or they see4people doing it. But if some people jumped off a bridge, would you follow them ? Of course notSome peoplethink that smoking can stop stress!压力).But there are _5_ ways to stop stress. 6 is a way. Exercise relaxes yourmuscles 肌肉).Next time if you f

24、eel stress from school go for a run! Exercise is 7 a good way to help you stopsmoking if you have already started.Also you will save money _8_ not smoking. You can spend it on much more fun things like music, clothesor nice food. If you want to _9_ smoking, tell your friends so. They can help you. I

25、f they are good第二部分：阅读理解（第一节 20 小题，第二节 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 50 分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳 选项。()1. A. smokeB. smokesC. smoked()2. A. movieB. singingC. sports()3. A. andB. butC. or()4. A. otherB.othersC. theother()5. A. fewB. lessC. better()6. A. SmokingB. ExerciseC.Running()7. A. tooB. alsoC

26、. already()8. A. byB.onC. withfriends, they will help. Millions of people have already given up smoking-it is not 10_ if you try hard.()9. A. give away B. give outC. give up ()10. A. difficultB. important C. easy英语竞赛试题第6页共 13 页I live on the twelfth floor of a buildi ng. One after noon I was coming h

27、ome from afriend house. It was just after four oclock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button（按钮）12.The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stoppedbetwee n two floors. I could nCun dersta nd it. I pressed all the butt ons from 1 to 14. Icalled for help

28、very loudly. But no body an swered.The n sudde nly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry andbeat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless,and pressed all the butt tons with my ope n han ds. And all at the same time, there w

29、asa bell far away. It rang and ran g. It was the fire alarm 火灾警报）.I thought the wholebuilding was on fire. I said to God quietly, Just get me out of here. Ill never be badagain”Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped,and the doors ope ned. A man was sta

30、nding there. How long have you bee n in there?It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haverlyou lear ned to read at yourschool? He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said,Atte nti on: This lift will be stopped for repairs betwee n 4 pm and 5 pm onThursday, Marc

31、h 13”51. What happe ned to the lift?A. It had a fire accide nt.B. It stopped half way.C. It was tur ned off by the writer.D. It moved fast up to the top floor52. As the situati on went on, the writer became_ .A. more and more scaredB. calmer and calmerC. more and more boredD. clearer and clearer53.

32、Why did a bell ring from far away?A. The lift was to start aga in.B. The repair worker rang the liftalarm.C. The buildi ng was on fire.D. The writer pressed the lift alarm bell.54. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?A.The writer. B. The writers frie nd.C. The

33、man. D. The writer father.55. After read ing the paper, the writer realized that he/she had_A. escaped a fire accide ntB. made a silly mistakeC. visited a dish on est frie ndD. pressed a wrong butt onBBelow are some suggesti ons give n by the En glish childre n posted on thewebsite about how to help

34、 Africa. Which one do you think is the best?I thi nk being healthy is the most importa nt thing. We n eed to make sure that the Roneywe英语竞赛试题 第 7 页 共 13 页give is spe nt wisely. The money should be spe nt first on clea n water supplies and betterhealth care.Robin, aged 16,Birm in ghamthink the most i

35、mportant thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There isan old say in g,“you give a man a fish, youllfeed him for a day. If you teach him how tofish, youllfeed him for lifetime. ” We n eed to help people to help themselves, not ustthrow money at the problem whe n it appears.- Re

36、becca, aged 15, LiverpoolPeople seem to give a lot more money to charity whe n there is a sudde n, huge disaster（灾难）ike the earthquake. It good for people to do so, but I also think that every one shouldgive a small part of their salary 工 资）to charity. If every one did that, it would make a big diff

37、ere nee.Mary, aged 14, StratfordGiving money to charity can help, but it s not the final answer. I think what these coun triesneed is a good gover nment.Betha ny, aged 16, NewcastThe best thing we can do is to send experts like engin eers, doctors and teachershelp thepeople to help themselves.Robert

38、, aged 16, Cardiff56. Who pays more atte nti on to Africa nshealth care?A. Mary.B. Robi n.C. Rebecca.57. Which two children have the similar opinions?A. Mary and Rebecca.B. Betha ny and Mary.C. Rebecca and Betha ny.D. Rebecca and Robert.58. What does Rebecca mean by say ingWe need to help people to

39、help themselves?A. We should help the teachers in Africa to improve their teachi ng ways.B. We should help people in Africa to build a good gover nment.C. We should help the African people develop skills to make a living.D. We should help the Africa n people build more schools.59. What is Marys opi

40、nion?A. Every one should do what they can to help the Africa n people.B. It is not good for people to give so much money to the Africa n people.C. It is very importa nt to have a good gover nment.D. We can send more teachers there to help the African people.60. Where are these suggestions posted?A.

41、In the textbook.B. In the guidebook.C. On the website.D. In the magazine.CFor middle school students in China, its really easy to spend money. There are so many thi ngs,such as the latest brand-n ame 品 牌）clothes, video games, expensive handbags and backpacks andso on.etoD. Robert.英语竞赛试题第8页共 13 页The

42、habit of spending money is an easy one to get into, but like most habits, its hard to break.When I was a middle school student, I spent lots of money on stuff（things） that I thought was cool butI didntreally need. I had some fun. But I could have had more fun if I hadntwasted so much money.When some

43、thing is the latest and greatest, you want it at once because its new. And youdontwant to wait till it sold. The problem is that the latest fashions usually cost a lot to follow. But onceyou own the stuff, it goes out of fashion very, very quickly. How many things do you have in yourbedroom that you

44、 dontuse so much, even though they cost quite a lot?A good test of whether something should be bought is to have yourself wait a few weeks beforebuying it. Youllbe amazed how many things that you want to have very much just becomeuninteresting. And youllbe even more amazed how much money you can sav

45、e to spend on stuff thatyou really like and use for a long time. Youllalso find that the expensive stuff is not the coolest stuff atall and its just the most expensive.61. The writer holds the idea that _ .A. students should never buy the most expensive stuffB. the fashions are all made for young st

46、udentsC. students should wear the clothes in fashionD. the latest fashions are not always useful62. The third paragraph tells us fashions _ .A. come fast and disappear fast, tooB. are attractive to students because they are expensiveC. mean making moneyD. can make students have good habits of saving

47、 money63. According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?A. Chinese middle school students all like the latest fashions.B. Itsnot easy to form a good habit of spending money.C. Young students keep themselves from spending money on the expensive stuff.D. Young students always think twice before sp

48、ending money on stuff.64. From the passage, we can infer 推（ 断） the writer _ .A. is careful in spending moneyB. is a Chinese middle school studentC. owns lots of the latest fashionable stuffD. is trying to tell young people to stay away from the fashionable life65. The best title （标题 ） for this passa

49、ge is _ .A. Saving Money on Expe nsive StuffB. Fashi ons and Stude ntSMoney SpendingC. Chinese Middle School StudentsD. The Habit of Spe nding MoneyDStarted in 1636, Harvard 哈合佛）University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in theUnited States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth

50、 were ope ned soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were n early the same. Only young men went to college. All the英语竞赛试题 第 9 页 共 13 页stude nts studied the same subjects, and every one lear ned Lat in and Greek. Little was known aboutscienee. And few people knew that one kind of school

51、 could teach everyth ing that was known about theworld. When the stude nts graduated, most of them became mi nisters or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wan ted to become doctors. Later,lawyers could study in Harvard s law school. In 1825, besides Latin andGreek,

52、Harvard bega n to teach moder n Ian guages, such as French and Germa n. Soon it bega n toteach America n history.As kno wledge in creased, Harvard and other colleges bega n to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that in terested them.Today, there are many differe nt

53、 kinds of colleges and uni versities. Most of them are made up ofsmaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There s somuch to learn that one kind of school can t offer all.66. I n the early years, people lear ned_ in colleges.A. scie neeB. medici ne C. lawD. Lat in and Greek67. Most

54、of college graduates became_ in the early years.A. mi nisters or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors D. workers68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. In the early years, every one can go to colleges.B. In 1782, Harvard bega n to teach Germa n.C. In the early years, different colle

55、ges majored in different fields.D. More and more courses were taught in college with the improveme nt of kno wledge.69. Which of the follow ing is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?a. lawb. French and Germa nc. Lati n and Greekd. medici nee. America n historyA. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e

56、C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a70. Nowadays college stude nts_.A. can lear n everyth ng they are in terested inB. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learningC. learn the same subjectsD. must lear n Lat in and Greek第二节：下面文章中有 5 处（第 7175 小题）需要添加句子。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D 和 E）中，选出符合各段意思的

57、句子，使短文内容完整、正确。A. He bega n to write whe n he was 17B. Other stories show Andersen s care for the poorC. April 2nd is the birthday of the great Danish writerD. His stories teach childre n many things about life and people英语竞赛试题第10页共 13 页E. It often seems to me as if every little flower is talking to

58、meAround the world, kids have differe nt childhoods, but many of them share one thing the fairytales of Hans Christia n An derse n.71. People also celebrate it as International ChildrensBook Day.Two hun dred and seve n years ago, An derse n was born in a poor family in Denmark. 72 , andpublished（出版）

59、his first successful book of fairy tales atthe age of 30. From the n on, he wrote one book almost every year for ano ther 37 years.In one of his biographies, Andersen said,“ have a lot of material. 73.”In his lifetime, Andersen wrote hundreds of fairy tales, and his stories have been tran slated int

60、oover 100 Ian guages.74. For example, the story The UglyDuckling teaches children not to judge 判断）others by their looks. 75, suchas The Little Match Girl, which is about a dying littlegirl s dreams and hopes.An derse ndstories have in flue need millio ns of childre n. He is loved by people all over the