八年级英语竞赛试题

1、青云一中八年级英语竞赛试题（满分 120分）第一卷一 单项选择（每小题1分，共35分）（)1.Beijing is one of _ in the world. Millions of visitors come to visit Beijing every year.A. beautiful cities           B. most beautiful cityC. the most beautiful city    D. the most beauti

2、ful cities ( )2. Ma Liwen said the chicken tastes _ than beef.A. deliciouser B. much delicious C. many more delicious D. much more delicious( )3. How do I _ there? Go along the street about 10 KM, then you can see it. A. get B. get to C. arrive in D. arrive at( )4. Many people threw lots of litter(垃

3、圾) into the river before, so it made the water _. A. clean        B. dirty             C. cleaner         D.more dirty( )5. The important thing now is _ the right way to

4、protect rare animals.A. find out B. to find out C. look for D. to find( )6. What do you think of the book? Boring. Please give me_to read. A. interesting anything B. interesting something C. anything interesting D. something interesting ( )7.These men are _ strong . They can eat _ food every meal.A.

5、 too many, too much B. much too, too muchC. too much, too manyD. much too, many too ( )8. 24.We go to the movies _ a month. A. once or twice B. one or two times C. two or three time D. three and four times( )9.I am so tired that I want to travel_and do _A. anywhere interesting;something interestingB

6、. to anywhere interesting;something interestingC. somewhere interesting;something interestingD. to somewhere interesting;something interesting( )10 The movie Avatar is very _. So many people are _ in it. A. interest; interested B. interested; interestingC. interesting; interested D. interested; inte

7、rest( )11. You look sad, Tom. I have made _ mistakes in my test. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few( )12.Please dont forget _ the room while I am away in Beijing. A. clean B. to clean C. cleaned D. cleaning( )13. I have to go shopping this afternoon,because we have _ milk Left in the fridge.A.a f

8、ew B.a little C.little D. few( )14. How heavily it rained this early morning! Yes. But _ of the students in our class was late for school. A. some B. no one C. all D none( )15.The story made all of us_,and we wanted him _ one more.A.laugh ;tell B. to laugh; to tellC.laugh;to tell D. to laugh; tell(

9、)16.-Could please tell me_? -I am not sure .Maybe next week.A. Where he is going B. how he get there C. When will he come back D. when he will come back( )17.-_ do you think is the best singer in that party? - Jack A. What B. what C.Who D.How ( )18. Its difficult _ me _ all the books before Sunday.

10、A. for; to carry B. of; to carry C. for; carrying D. of; carrying( )19. Mike never has lunch at home on school days,_? A. has he B. hasnt he C. does he D. doesnt he( )20.What is he going to do when he _ the news A. hear B. is hearing C. hears D. heard 21.There are more than 200_ stars in our galaxy

11、A. billions B. billions of C. billion D billion of22.Now pandas have_ land to live on. A. more and more B. less and less C. bigger and bigger D smaller and smaller23. - _ is your home from the school? - Only a few kilometers. A. How much B. How many C. How far D. How long24.Here _the results _your E

12、nglish test A. are , of   B. are , on  C. is , of  D. is , about25. I hope Tim can come to my birthday party,then we_ a much happier time.A.have   B. had  C. are having   D.will have 26. They _ very exciting.A.may be not B.maybe not C.may not be D.maybe not 27. We

13、dont have _ to buy this sweater, although the sweater is_ A. enough money, good enough B.enough money, enough goodC. money enough, well enough D. enough money, well enough28.If it _ tomorrow, we _ at home .A.rains ,stay B.will rain, stay C.rains ,will stay D.will rain ,stay29.We want to know if they

14、 _ here tomorrow? If they _leave here ,we _ to our house.A.will leave ,wont ,will invite B.leave,wont ,will inviteC.will leave,wont ,dont invite D.will leave, dont,will invite 30.May I have _ piece of bread with butter?A.other B.the other C.another D.the others31.When you leave the reading room,you

15、should remember _ the lights.A.turn off B.turning on C.to turn off D.to turn on32.I walked a long way._ I got there.A.Next B.Finally C.First D.Then 33.Can you tell me _ a tree? A.how can I plant B.what I can plant C.how to plant D.How I can plant 34.Can you help me _ the flour and the egg?A.cut up B

16、.mix up C.add to D.put on 35.You _ get up so early, but you must go to work on time.A.musnt B.have to C.may D.neednt 二完形填空 （10分）Lofton（洛夫顿） is a little village not far from Manchester（曼彻斯特）. Like many _26_ villages near towns or cities ,it is clean and quiet.Not many families _27_ there ,so the peop

17、le all know _28_.Most of them are friendly and helpful._29_their homes are in Loften,many people have jobs in Manchester. Some work in the big factories._30_ work in shops or offices .Most of these people go to work by train.It usually takes them about _31_ to get from Loften to Manchester. In the e

18、vening a lot of people like _32_TV.If they want to see a film or listen to a concert(音乐会)，they _33_ go to Manchester.There are no cimemas in Lofton.Life in Loften may not so exciting as life in the _34_ cities,but it can be just as _35_as there. Thats why people in Lofton love their little village.2

19、6.A. any B.others C.the other D.other27.A. lives B.have lived C.live D.lived28.A. each another B.each other C.other one D.the other29.A.Though B.But C. So D.Because30.A.Little B.Alittle C.Few D.A few31.A.a half hour B.half hour C.half an hour D.half a hour32.A.to watching B.watching C.to be watched

20、D. watch 33.A.have to B.had to C. need D. ought 34.A. more larger B.larger C.larger than other D.larger that35. A.interested B.more interesting C.interesting D.more interested.三、阅读理解（共20小题，计40分）阅读下列短文，然后从每小题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答案。 AOnce there was an old man in a town, he always forgot a l

21、ot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Dont forget this”. One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip. ” He went to the station. He bought a tick

22、et (票)and got on the train with it. About an hour later, the conductor（售票员） began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried, “I can't find my tick

23、et. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man. “I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right. You don't have to buy another ticket.” said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, “You dont know why I'm worried.

24、If I dont find my ticket. I can't remember my station. Where am I going?”36. The old man bought a ticket _.A.when the conductor told him to buy one.B. before he got on the trainC. when he found he had no ticket with him.D. after he got on the train.37. About an hour later, the conductor began _.

25、A. to buy the tickets.B. to sell the ticketsC. to check（检查） the tickets D. to show the tickets38. The conductor told the old man that he didnt need to buy another ticket because _.A. the old man was a famous person.B. he thought the old man had no money with him.C. the old man had showed him the tic

26、ket.D. he believed the old man39. The old man still looked worried because _.A. he couldn't get on the trainB. he lost his ticket and a lot of moneyC. he thought his wife would get angry with himD. he forgot where he was going40. Which of the following is true?A.The old man went on his trip with

27、 his wife.B. The old man found his ticket at last.C. At frrst the conductor knew why the old man was worried.D. The old man couldnt remember his station.B“Cool”is a word with many meaningsIts old meaning is used to express （表达）a temperature that is a little bit coldAs the world has changed，the word

28、has had many different meaning “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“Its cool”You may think，“Hes so cool，”when you see your favourite footballer We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”You can use it instead o

29、f（代替） many words such as “new” or “surprising”Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is usedA teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visitedOn one students paper was just the one sentence（句子），“Its so coolMaybe he thought it was the best way to sho

30、w what he saw and felt But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of wordsWithout “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaningSo it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I canAnd I think they ar

31、e also very cool 41We know that the word“cool has had _. Aonly one meaning     Bno meanings Cmany different meanings     Dthe same meaning 42In the passage，the word“express”means“_”. Asee      Bshow      C

32、know      Dfeel 43If you are _ something，you may say，“Its cool” Ainterested in        Bangry about Cafraid of            Dunhappy with 44The writer takes an example to show he is _ the

33、way the word is used Apleased with         Bstrange to Cworried about        Dcareful with 45In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”_ Acan be used instead of many words Busually means something interesting

34、Ccan make your life colourful Dmay not（可能不） be as cool as it seems C Pollution（污染） The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest

35、is pollution (污染). To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it. Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When th

36、e land was used up（用完） or the river was dirty in one place, Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It's bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Wat

37、er pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily. Many countries are making rules (法规) to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is

38、 now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused (引起) by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution. The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise

39、in population at the same time.46. Our world is becoming much smaller _. A. because the earth is being polluted day and night. B. thanks to science development C. because of the rise in population D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year 47. Hundreds of years ago, life was _ it is t

40、oday. A. much easier than     B. as easy as C. as hard as            D. much harder than 48. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here "it" means _. A. water pollution     

41、0; B. air pollution C. noise pollution      D. rubbish (垃圾) 49. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _. A. it's bad for all living things in the world B. it makes much noise C. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty D. it makes us angry more easily 50

42、. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world's population does. C. If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of

43、 SO2. D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. DDogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. A

44、nd some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from

45、place to place.Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainers call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.The dog has many things to learn. And in

46、every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the

47、 dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.51. We can see the Seeing Eye dog _. A. only in the country B. only in small cities C. all over the world D. only on the busy street52. What can the Seeing Eye dog do? A. Look after sheep B. Help blind people C. Find lost chi

48、ldren D. Train blind people53. If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him _. A. go to a training school B. go to a middle school C. go to an evening school D. go to a children school54. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay _. A. when he hears the telephone call B. when he he

49、ars another dogs call C. when he hears the masters call D. when he hears the trainers call55. How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together? A. one year B. five years C. about a month D. one week 第二卷 四词汇运用 (10分)56.You were so _ (care)that you made so many mistakes.57.I cant p_ you anythi