人教版八年级下学期英语竞赛试题

1、人教版八年级下学期英语竞赛试题一 . 单项填空（共15 小题； 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. What do you think he will ten yearsA. be inB. be atC. be for D. be after22. Could you yourself when you were five years oldA. wear B. put on C. dress D. be in23. - I m sorry. I really my homework at home.- That s al

2、l right, but don t to bring it to school tomorrow.A. left; forget B. leave; forget C. forgot; forget D. forget; forget24. The prediction that computers will be used at home has .A. come over B. come true C. come out D. come along25. None of the shoes in the shop fit me well. They are too big too sma

3、ll.A. both; and B. not only; but also C. neither; nor D. either; or26. Don t get off the bus it has stopped.A. untilB. ifC. too D. for27. - I hear you have got a ticket the Opening Ceremony of the LondonOlympics.- Yes. I got it my uncleA. of; from B. to; by C. to; from D. for; to28. Did the old man

4、ever feel when he lived on the farmA. alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely C. alone; alone D.lonely; alone29. Liu Xiang won the gold medal the 2008 Olympics.A. inB. atC. onD. of30. My flight to Hong Kong will from Beijing International Airport.A. take off B. set offC. put off D. seeoff31. - Hi, Tom. Is y

5、our brother as active as you - No, he' s a quiet boy.He is.A. less outgoing than meB. not so calm as IC. more active than ID. as outgoing as I32. - Do you often hear your family - Yes. I got a letter from myfather just a few days ago.A. ofB. forC. about D. from33. - May I speak to Mr. Read - Sor

6、ry, he Beijing, but hein 3 days.A. has been in; will come back B. has been to; won' t be backC. has gone to; will come back D. has gone to; won' t come back34. I don ' t know if it tomorrow.I ' ll stay at home if it.A. snows; will snow B. will snow; will snowC. snows; snows D. will s

7、now; snows35. Lily and Lucy are too tired to walk, but they have to walk two hoursbefore they reach their home.A. another B.otherC.the other D.more二.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Butterflies are commonall over the world but the ones in hot countries are usually b

8、igger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries, and there are 36different kinds. Usually the male(雄性) butterfly is more brightly colored thanthe female (雌性).The females have bigger and 37 bodies 38 they carry the eggs. The gay (艳丽的) colors of the male 39 to attract (吸弓I) the female a

9、nd the dark colors of the female make them 40 to be caught by 41 before they have 42 their eggs.Some butterflies have bright colors on 43 wings(翅膀)which show whenthey fly, but when they stop in a tree or leaf, they 44 their wings. On theirwings there are green and brown marks(t己号)which look like the

10、 tree or leaves.They are difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. Whenits wings are 45 , it really looks like a dead leaf. There are even marks that46 like the holes in a dead leaf. When a bird is running 47 a butterfly,and it closes its wings, it seems to have 48 compl

11、etely(完全地)Many butterflies have round marks in their wings that look like 49 .when they are resting, and their wings are folded(合拢),these 40 be seen. Whena bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly opens its wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring(瞪) at it, and, frightened,

12、it flies away.()36. A.fewerB. lessC. more D. most()37. A. lighterB. healthierC. smaller D. heavier()38. A.soB. becauseC. because of D. than()39. A. helpB. antC. decideD. make()40. A.easyB. differentC. difficultD. important()41. A.friendsB. neighbors C. partnersD. enemies()42. A.liedB. layC. lainD. l

13、aid()43. A.itsB. themC. theirD. theirs()44. A.openB. stopC. closeD. show()45. A.openB. closedC. closingD. opened()46. A.looksB. lookC. lookedD. looking)47. A. afterB. forC. upD. out of)48. A. diedB.dancedC. disappeared D. sung)49. A. eyesB.nosesC. earsD. arms)50. A. neednt B. mustnt C. shouldnD. can

14、.阅读理解（共阅读下列短文,15小题；第51-55题每小题1分，第56-65题每小题2分，满分25分）并做短文后面的题目，从A、B C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。(A)Do you believe there are aliens Well, make a phone call and you will know. A group of Americans can help. They make a device(装置)" talk " to aliens. If you want totalk to an alien, you only ne

15、ed to visit Talk To Aliens. com. Call 0 and say, “Hello aliens, this is Earth calling. Can you hear me" You can say anything you want.But now, they only take phone calls from people in the US. The call is dollarsevery minute. After the hotline began in February, Talk To Aliens. com has got hund

16、reds of calls. There is one call every three minutes. They are also trying to send people ' s e-mails, photos and videos into space.51. If you live in America and you want to know whether there are any aliens,A. you can make a phone call B. you can go to America for helpC. you can ask any scient

17、ist for help D. you can talk to aliens52. Talk To Aliens. com is a place where.A. you can get some knowledge about aliens B. you can talk to aliensC. the aliens liveD. you can make a setoff device to talkto aliens53. What does the underlined word refer to(指)A. The aliens.B. The people who want to ta

18、lk to aliens.C. The Americans.D.The group of scientists who can helpyou.54. Which is NOT rightA. Only American people can call 0.B. People from any country can call 0.C. If you call the hotline for two minutes, you should pay dollars.D. Every three minutes there is someone calling 055. From this art

19、icle we know .A. there is only one call after the hotline began in FebruaryB. there are some aliens in the worldC. some Americans are trying to send information about humans into spaceD. if you pay dollars for a minute, you can talk to aliens(B)“ How are you ” is a nice question, it s a friendly way

20、 hat people in the USA greet each other. But “ Howare you ” is also a very unusual question. It s a question that often doesn t need an answer. The person who asks “ How are you ” hopes to hear the answer “ Fine ” , even if the person s friend isn t fine. The reason is that“ How are you ” isn t real

21、ly a question and “ Fine ” isn t really an answer. Theyare simply other ways of saying“ Hello ” or “ Hi ” .Sometimes, people also don t say exactly what they mean. For example, whensomeone asks “ Do you agree ” the other person might think, “ No, I disagree. I think you' re wrong .” But it isn &

22、#39; t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “ I m not sure. ” It s a nicer way to say that you don t agree with someone.People also don t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talkingwith other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one

23、 person says “ I ve to go now. ” often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse:Someone s at the door.Something is burning in the stove.” The excuses （借might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesnwant to talk any more, but it isnt polite to say that. The excuse

24、 is more polite,and it doesn t hurt the other person.Whether they are greeting eachother, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk,people don t say exactly what theyare thinking. It s an important way that peopletry to be nice to each other, and its part of the game of language.56. When a person i

25、n Americaasks “ How are you”he or she wants to hearA. How are youB. Hello.C. I dont know. D. Fine.57. When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to sayA. You are wrong, I disagreeB.I m not sure.D. No, I disagree.C. I m sure I disagree.58. A polite way to finish a talk is to sayA. You have to

26、go now.B. I want to hang up.C. I have to go now.D.I dontwant to talk any more.59. When a person says “I have to go now. Someone s at the door. ”, the person may be .A. giving an excuse B. hurtingsomeone s feeling C. ill D. asking youa question60. The rule of the game of language is probably“” .A. Al

27、ways say what you meanB. Don t disagree with peopleC. Never say exactly what you are thinking D. Be polite.（ C）A boy and his father were walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “ AAhhhhhhh! ” to his surprise, he heard the voice repeating （重 复） , somewhere in the mou

28、ntain, “ AAhhhhhh! ” then the boy shouted, “ Whoare you ”he received the answer,Who are youHe got angry at the answer, so he shouted,“ Foolish! ” He received the answer, “ Foolish! ”He looked at his father and asked,“ What s going on ” The father smiled andsaid, “ My son, listen. ” And then he shout

29、ed to the mountain, “I love you! ” The voice answered, “I love you! ” Again the man cried,“ You are the best! ” The voiceanswered, “ You are the best! ”The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained （解 释） , ” People call this Echo , but really this is life. It gives you bac

30、k everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection （反映） of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it. ”61. At fir

31、st the boy cried because .A. he hurt himself and felt badB. he wanted to give himselfa surpriseC. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain D.he hoped his father wouldhelp him62. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought .A. it was foolish to hear others voice B. someone else in the mountainl

32、iked his voiceC. there were many other people in the mountainD. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain63. The father shouted to the mountain to .A. find out who was repeating his voice B. have fun with other people in the mountainC. show more examples to his son before giving him the answ

33、erD. let his son know whose voice was louder64. The word"Echo" means.A. life itself B. repeating voiceC. love in the world D. everything in life65. From the story, we know.A. the boy didn ' t like others ' voice at all B. the father has his own way to teach his sonC. it is not poli

34、te to repeat others' voice D. the boy and his fatherwere rather tired4 .任务型阅读（共 5小题；每小题1分，？t分5分）从A、B、C 口 E五个选项中选出适当的句子，是上下文流畅。Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, 66. Youcan always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful whenthe weather is ba

35、d. Next, 67-in a car, in a waiting-room, in a plane,in bed -even in the bath. All you need is a book. Reading is a convenient hobbyas it is easy to stop and then start again. Another good reason for reading booksis that it is useful. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork b

36、ecomes much easier. 68 . Somepeople say that reading is out of date. Thisis not true. 69. Reading is hardly out of date! 70. They are usually good at spelling as well and have more things to write about. Reading booksis a wonderful hobby, one of the best.A. you can read a book almost anywhereB. You

37、have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be.C. reading books is funD. Good readers are most likely to be good writers, tooE. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn moreand more.5 .词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

38、（A）根据下列及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。71. I'm sure my hometown will be even （好）tomorrow.72. Davy （骑）his bike to school yesterday.73. Shanghai is a big（现代化的）city in China.74. His rich （经历） have made a deep impression on us.75. Waiting in line is a good（行为）（B）在下列各句的空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给出。76. We m

39、ust do something to stop air p.77. He f in love with the story when he started to read it.78. She was very s when she saw the tiger.79. I don ' t want to go a. I just want to stay at home.80. It ' s wrong for you to c others ' homework.根据短文内容，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。hardfeelanotheruntilbeforeOur family usually get together on Christmas Day. My elder brother lives in 81 town, but he always drives his car here. Last year, however, he didn' t come becauseit was snowing very 82 a