八年级下英语竞赛试题

1、八年级下英语竞赛试题一.单项选择1. Flying to the moon for vacation will _ one day. A. come on B. come over C. come up D. come true 2 You should _ sorry to him. A. talk B. speak C. say D. tell3 Everyone is here _ Lily, she is ill. A. beside B. besides C. outside D. except4 She was cleaning her room _ I arrived at he

2、r room. A. When B. while C. as soon as D. but5 He asked his classmate where _. A. does his teacher see the film B. his teacher saw the filmC. did his teacher see the film D. his teacher sees the film6 I found _ difficult to learn science well. A. it B. this C. that D. me7 We _ go on a picnic if it _

3、 rain next Sunday. A. dont, isnt B. dont, stopC. shall, doesnt D. arent, doesnt8 _ bad news! We cant go to Hainan for our holiday. A. What B. How C. What a D. How a9 We will _ work outside sometimes. A. able to B. are able to C. be able to D. can10We have been walking _ 8 oclock. A. for B. at C. sin

4、ce D. during11She _ in Beijing since 1985. A. lives B. are living C. lived D. has been living12Did you see him _ on the rail tracks just now? A. sitting B. to sit C. sat D. sits13.Its too hot,would you mind_ the door? _, please do it now. A. to open, OK B. opening, Certainly not C. opening, Of cours

5、e D. to open, Good14Do you know _ yesterday afternoon? A. what happened him B. what he happened C. what happened to him D. what happened to he15_ have you been at this school?- Since 1990. A. How long B. How much C. How soon D. How often16He also_some signs asking for old bikes.A.put downB.put upC.p

6、ut offD.put in 17Sometimes people _ angry for years about a small problem.A.sayB.stayC.forget D.find 18They wont make new problems _ youA.withB.inC.outD.for 18Dont forget to follow your teachers _ in a labA.instructionsB.directionsC.explanationsD.intruductions20What should you do if a friend says _

7、you dont like?A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything 四.五.完形填空Sam and Joe were 1 astronauts and they knew each other very well. There was once a very hard trip. All astronauts knew that they would possibly die during the trip because there was only a small 2 of coming back. All the astronauts did

8、 not want to go on this trip except Sam and Joe. They thought 3 would be exciting to have a dangerous trip. 4 they would have some difficulties, they were not afraid of them. Were the 5 men for the job, they said to the boss. There 6 problems, but we can find the answers. Youre the last people I can

9、 trust, said the boss. Because all the other astronauts dont want to go. When they were in space, Joe had to go outside 7 some repairs. After the repairs were done, Joe tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, 8 this time,

10、 and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as 9 as he could, and finally someone asked, Whos there? Its me! 10 could it be? shouted Joe angrily. Sam opened the door and let him in. They came back all right, but Joe would never ask to go on a trip with Sam again!1. A. all B. every C. bothD. eith

11、er2. A. timeB. chanceC. wishD. work3. A. itB. that C. thisD. these4. A. UntilB. AlthoughC. ThenD. But5. A. worstB. bestC. goodD. bad6. A. MaybeB. may be C. can beD. cant be7. A. makingB. makeC. to makeD. made8. A. Bigger B. lower C. smallerD. louder9. A. hardB. hardly C. heavy. strong10. A. Where el

12、seB. Who else C. When elseD. Which elseOnce there was a father and a son. They were ill-tempered(坏脾气的) and never gave way (让步) to One day the father _ to ask some friends to dinner in his house. He _ his son to buy some meat in town. When the son walked to the town gate, a man was coming from the ou

13、tside. The gate wasnt _enough to let two men in and out at the same time. But neither of them (他们都不) _ give way to the other. They stood face to face inside the gate hour after hour. But the father was worried. “What _ I do? My son hasnt come yet. I cant wait any more.” He wanted to know what was th

14、e _ with his son. So he left his friends at home , and went to town _ his son.“You may first take the _home for my friends .Let me _here against him instead (代替)of you.” He said to his son when he knew what had happened.1. A. others B. another C. other D. one2. A. decided B. decides C. decide D. dec

15、ision3. A. made B. told C. let D. tells 4. A .small B. big C high D .tall 5. A. would B. should C. must D. could6. A .do B. will C. should D. did 7. A. wrong B. accident C. thing D. matter8. A .to look for B. looked for C. to find D. found9 .A. meat B. dinner C. bread D. money10 .A. stood B. stands

16、C. stand D. standing阅读理解 Dreams may be more important than sleep. Some people dont need much sleep. But we all need to dream, scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dre

17、ams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer. Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They could have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts

18、can carry over into dreams. Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can disappear quickly from memory. Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is hard at working when we dream. That is why we may h

19、ave a long sleep and still wake up tired. 1. It may be less important to sleep than to _. A. think B. dream C. work D. study 2. Dreams and films are usually _. A. very long B. in color C. about work D. very sad 3. The people often dream about their work because _. A. they are tired in the daytime B.

20、 they are not interested in their work C. they may be thinking about their work at all D. they have too much work to do 4. The main idea of the story is that _. A. people need to dream B. people like to sleep C. dreams are like films D. we always remember dreams 5. The title for the story could be _

21、. A. Terrible dreams B. The longest sleep C. Memory D. Dreams（B） Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say, “How do you do? ”and shake hands. Usually they do

22、 not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they havent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time. Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake

23、hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh. 1. It is _

24、if you know the language and some of the customs of the country. A. not useful B. not helpful C. very helpful D. very bad 2. English people usually shake hands when they _. A. meet every time B. meet for the first time C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other 3. Usually English people

25、 dont shake hands _. A. when they will be away for a long time B. when they say “How do you do? ” C. when they just meet or say goodbye D. after they havent met for a long time 4. Which of the statement is right? A. German people shake hands as often as possible. B. English people like shaking hands

26、 very much. C. German people hardly shake hands. D. Neither English people nor Germans like shaking hands. 5. This story is about _. A. shaking hands B. languages C. customs D. languages and customs（C）How to Use an ATM（自动取款机） Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM card. It looks like a credit

27、card （信用卡）. A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a four-number personal identification number （PIN）Her PIN is 1234. As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only $2 in her bag. The next day she had to give $10 for a lunch for a co-worker. She didnt want to

28、 get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to withdraw （take out）$50 from her checking account（现金账户）. These are the steps she followed to withdraw money. First, she put her card in the lower slot （狭孔）on the right side of the machine. She made sure

29、 her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen （window）said, “Please enter （put in）your PIN. ”Pat pressed （按）the numbers 1,2,3, and 4. Next, the screen said, “Please select type of transaction （交易）you want by pressing other keys. ”Pat pressed the bottom key for withdrawing money. Th

30、en the screen said, “From which account? ”The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said, “Please select（choose）amount of transaction. ”Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, until the screen read, “50.00. ”The screen th

31、en read, “Please wait. ”In less than a minute, it read, “Please lift （put up）the lid and take your money. ” Pat lifted the lid market Withdraw. She counted her $50 to make sure the ATM hadnt made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of

32、the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button （number）, she could have pressed Cancel and started over again. 1. What was

33、Pats first step? A. Pressing the withdrawal button B. Inserting （put. into）her ATM card C. Counting her money D. Getting her withdrawal slip 2. What did Pat do immediately after choosing the account? A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit, or transfer money B. Lifted the lid and removed her money

34、C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw D. Got away her ATM card 3. When did Pat enter her PIN? A. Right after inserting her card B. Right before selecting the account C. Right before selecting the amount of money D. Right after selecting withdrawal 4. When did Pat select the type of

35、transaction? A. Right after selecting which account she wants. B. Right before receiving her withdrawal slip. C. Right before selecting the amount D. Right after recording her PIN. 5. What did Pat do when the screen said, “Please lift the lid.” A. Got out her card B. Took her $50 C. Selected the typ

36、e of transaction she wanted D. Picked up her withdrawal slipLincoln, the son of a poor family, was born in Kentucky. As a child, he used to work hard and help his father on the small farm where they lived. His mother died early. Happily for him his fathers second wife was kind to him. When she saw t

37、he boy liked reading, she tried her best to help him. But his family was so poor that the boy could not get many books. He spent very little time at school, perhaps no more than a year in all. As a young man he worked in a store and later in a post office. He studied law (法律) in his spare time and b

38、ecame a lawyer. Lincoln was very interested in politics (政治), and he was against slavery (奴隶制). In all his political life, he worked hard to build a free state for all the people. He became president (总统) of the United States. 1. Lincoln was born in _.A. New York B. a poor farmers family C. a big fa

39、rm D. a small farm2. It was happy but _. A. his father loved him B. his mother loved hem very much C. his second mother loved his study D. his second mother was kind(3. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. It took him little time to study at school B. He liked reading and his father got him a lot of books C. His second mother helped him study and taught him D. He spent a lot of money on the book. 4. When Lincoln was a young man,