八下英语竞赛试卷

2010学年度第二学期八年级英语竞赛试卷（时间100分钟，总分120分）I.单项填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）.---HowaboutChristmaseveningparty?---Ithinkitwassuccess.A.a;a B.the;a C.a;不填 D.the;不填.--Jimmylosthiskeyyesterday.--?It,shisthirdtimeinjustonemonth.A.HasheB.Didhe C.WasheD.Doeshe.--WewillbuildasubwayinFuzhoubefore2014.--Wow,!Willitpassourplace?A.whatanexcitednewsB.howexcitedthenewisC.whatexctingnewsD.howexcitingnews.一Let,sgototheparktomorrow,butIdon,tknowiftheweatherrainy.---That,sOK.Ifit,wecangotothemuseuminstead.A.willbe;rainsB.is;israinyC.is;willrainD.willbe;willrain.---Whatdidyourfriendsaytoyouthedaybeforeyesterday?---Sheaskedmeanyonehersecret.A.totellnotB.nottotellC.don,ttellD.nottell.一I,mleavingfortheexam.Byebye,mum.---Well,makesureyou'vegotready.A.somethingB.anything C.everythingD.nothing.--Whatdidyourpenpalsayintheletter?--Shesaidthatshe theDisneylandthenextday.A.visited B.isgoingtovisitC.hasvisitedD.wouldvisit.Thetemperaturewillstayzerointhedaytime,butatnightitwillfallzeroagain.A.on;at B.up;down C.over;underD.above;below.Thereiswaterinmyglass,couldyoupleasegiveme?A.little;someB.few;any C.little;afewD.few;some. worriesmethewayhekeepschanginghismind.A.This B.That C.What D.It.Icalledyoulastnightbutnobodyansweredthephone.Whatyou?A.are;doing B.were;doingC.do;do D.did;doIlikeofthetwostories,forthesecondstoryisthanthefirstone.A.both;notmoreinterestingB.neither;nomoreinterestingC.neither;notmoreinterestingD.either;nomoreinteresting.--Willyoupleasestayherefortheparty?--Sorry,I.Ihavetogotoanimportantmeeting.A.mustn,tB.needn,tC.can,tD.won,t.auntisgoingtopickthemupattherailwaystationtomorrowmorning.A.KateandTom B.Kate,sandTom'sC.Kate,sandTom D.KateandTom's.—Wouldyoumindmysmokinghere?--.Lookatthesign.Itsays,“NoSmoking”A.That,sfineB.Ofcourse,youcanC.SoamID.You,dbetternot.—Peterathometoday.Maybeyoucouldgotohishousetosaysorrytohim.--Oh,Idon,twanttosurprisehim.A.maybe B.maybe C.may D.mayis.一Thisskirtismuchtoolargeforme.Couldyoushowmeone?A.other B.another C.others D.theother.—Someoftheplasticbagscouldn,tafterJune1st,2008.---Yes,peopleuseenvironmentalbagsinstead.A.use B.beuse C.beusedD.areused.Hewantedtoreadmore,soheaskedhisfriendiftherewasforhimtoread.A.somethingeasyenough B.somethingenougheasyC.enougheasysomething D.easyenoughsomething.”Ican,tstopworryingaboutmyexamtomorrow.”A.That,sallright,nevermind.B.I,msureyou,lldowell.C.You,vedoneagreatjob.D.Goodlucktoyou.II.完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Ahealthydose（用量）ofsunshinemaybethesecrettostayingyoung,Britishscientistshaverevealed（显示，透露）VitaminDisproducednaturallybytheskininresponse（感应，反应）tosunlightandmayhelp 21theageing（老化）processandprotect（保护）againstheartdisease,22thestudy.ResearchersfromKing,sCollegeLondon232,160womenaged2418and79,lookingattheirtelomeres（瑞粒，在染色体端位上的着丝点）——abiologicalmarkerofagingfoundinDNA.Aspeopleget 25theirtelomeresgetshorterandtheybecomemoresusceptible（易感染的）tocertainillnesses.Butthestudyfoundwomenwith26levelsofvitaminDhadcomparativelylongertelomeresasignofbeingbiologically27andhealthier.ThestudysuggestsvitaminDmayhelptoslowdowntheagingprocessofDNA,andthereforetheagingprocessasawhole.LeadresearcherDrBrentRichardssaid,“theseresultsare__28becausetheydemonstrate（证实，表明）forthefirsttimethatpeople_29havehigherlevelsofvitaminDmayagemoreslowlythanpeoplewithlowerlevelsofvitaminD.”“ThiscouldhelptoexplainhowvitaminDhasaprotectiveeffectonmanyagingrelateddiseases,__30heartdiseaseandcancer.”Hesaidfurther31arerequiredtoconfirmthefindings.ProfessorTimSpecter,headofKCL,stwinresearchunit,andaco-authorofthereport,added,“32itmightsoundabsurd（荒谬的，荒诞的），it,spossiblethatthesamesunshinewhichmayincreaseourriskofskincancermayalsohaveahealthyeffectonthegeneralagingprocess.”VitaminDmadebytheactionofsunlightontheskinaccountsfor90percentofthe33supply,butlowerlevelscanalsobeobtained_34foodsuchasfish,eggsandbreakfastcereals.Otherstudieshavesuggestedthevitaminplaysakeyrolein35againstcancerandheartdisease.21.A.toslowB.slowingC.tobuyD.buying22.A.accordingB.accordingtoC.becauseD.becauseof23.A.tostudyB.studiedC.tobuyD.bought24.A.amongB.betweenC.bothD.all25.A.oldB.youngC.olderD..younger26.A.highB.lowerC.lowD.higher27.A.youngB.youngerC.bigD.bigger28.A.excitingB.excitedC.interestedD.interesting29.A.whoB.whatC.whereD.why30.A.suchB.suchasC.exceptD.besides31.A.studiesB.studyingC.workingD.works32.A.AlthoughB.AccordingC.ButD.Before33.A.bodyB.body,sC.peopleD.people's34.A.throughB.thoughC.fromD.out35.A.toprotectB.protectingC.toreceiveD.receivingm.阅读理解。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）（A）MyseventhgradeEnglishteacherwasnamedMrForest.Hehaddarkhairandabushybeard.Allofthestudentslikedhimbecausehelikedtotellstoriesforusinclass.Well,wealllikedhimuntilhereturnedourgradedhomework.Whenhegavebackmypaper,itlookedlikeitwascovered（覆盖）inblood.Hehadcheckedeverythingandmademarkswitharedpen.Thereweresomanymarksthatyoucouldn,teventellwhatIhadwritten.MrForestwantedmetofixevrything!Atthattime,IwassureMrForestdidn,tunderstandanythingaboutbeingintheseventhgrade.Whywashesostrictwithus?Itdidn,tseemfair!WhenIgotolder,IrealizedIwasgettingfewerandfewerofthoseredmarksinmyhomework.NowIamateacherandIputredmarksofmyownonstudents,papers.MaybeIdon'tunderstandtheirproblems,butIdoitsothatmystudentscanbethebest.Learningislikebuildingahouse.Ifyoudon,thavestrongbricksonthebottom,thehomewillneverstand.IfMrForesthadn,tbeensostrictwithmewithhisredpen,Iwouldn,tbewhoIamtoday.36.MrForesttaughtthewriterinGrade.A.Six B.Seven C.Eight D.NineThereweremanymarksinthewriter'spaperbecause.hewrotethepaperverywellhegotthegoodgradeMrForestlikedwritingwiththeredpenhehadsomemistakesonthepaperAtthattimethewriterthought.MrForestunderstoodeverything.MrForestseemedunfair.MrForestcouldn,tcheckeverythingwiththeredpen.MrForestshouldn,tbestrictwiththemWhenthewritergrewup,he.becameaworkerlikedusingaredpendidn,tbecomeaprettygoodwriterputredmarksonstudents,papers40.Fromthispassageweknow.thewriterdoesn,tlikeMrForestallthetimethewriterwasgratefultoMrForestMrForesfsstudentswerethebestMrForesthadn,tbeenstrictwiththewriter（B）Asachild,Ilikegoingtotheriverbestandsittingonthebank.ThereIcanwatchthebambootreesbend（弯下）underpressurefromthewind,andreturnsoftlytotheiroriginal（原先的）positionafterthewindstops.WhenIthinkaboutthebambootree,sskilltojumpbackorreturntoitsoriginalposition,theword“resilience”comestomind.Whenthewordisusedtodescribeaperson,itmeanstheskilltobecomestrongafteradifficultsituation.Haveyoueversurvived（幸存）theexperiencelikethebambootrees?Ifso,tryyourbestnottoletthesituationbreakyou.Lifeisjustamixtureofgoodtimesandbadtimes,happymomentsandunhappymoments.Ifyouareexperiencingoneofthosebadtimesorunhappymoments,bend,butdon,tbreak.Withhopeforabettertomorroworabettersituation,thingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.Thedifficultsituationmaybeeasiertodealwithiftheresultisworthhaving.So,thenexttimeifyousurvivetheexperience,showresiliencelikethebambootree,bend,butdon,tbreak!41.Whydoesthewriterusuallygototheriver?Becausehelikessittingonthebank.Becauseit,swindyandcoolthere.C.Becausehelikesthebambootrees.D.Becausehecanwatchthebambootreesbendandjumpbacksoftly.42.Theunderlinedword“resilience”means .A.弹力 B.适应力 C浮力 D.排斥力43.Ifapersonhassurvivedtheexperiencelikethebambootrees,hebecomes.A.weak B.strong C.lazy D.silly.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Badthingsmaynotbeasbadastheyseemtobe.B.Badthingsaren,tbadifyougetagoodresultfromthemC.Therearenotonlygoodthingsbutalsobadthingsinlife.D.Ifyousurvivethebadthings,youshouldbend..Thepassagemainlytellsthat.thebambootreesbendandjumpbackwiththewindtryyourbestnottoletlifebreakyoubend,butdon,tspeaklifeisamixtureofgoodthingsandbadthings.（C）Haveyoueverattendedawedding（婚礼）?What,stheweddingcustominyourhometown?FinlandBrides（新娘）willwearbeautifulgoldenhats.Afterthewedding,girlsdancearoundthebride.Hereyesarecovered.Allthegirlsarewaitingforhertoputthehatonsomeone'shead.Thewomanwhogetsitwillbethenexttomary.Attheparty,thebrideholdsasiev（筛子）.Whenthepeopleputmoneyintoit,theirnamesarereadatthewedding.KoreaPeoplebringduckswiththemintheweddinggroup,becauseduckslivetogetherforlife.Intheolddays,thegroom（新郎）wenttothebride,shouseonalittlewhitehorsewithapairofducks.Theseanimalsloveeachotherforlife.MalaysiaChildrencarrythegroom,spresentstothebride,shome.Theyalsocarrybasketsoffoodandpapermoney.Themoneywasmadeintoanimalsorflowers.Everynoeintheweddingisgivenanegg.Itmeanshewillhaveababy.MexicoDuringtheweddinga“lasso”isputaroundthebrideandthegroom,shands.Thatmeansthegroomandthebridewillalwaysstaytogether.Friendsattheweddingwilldancearoundthebrideandgroominalargeringattheparty.Theringislikeaheart.

46.InFinland,whosenameswillbereadatthewedding?A.Thebride,sfriends,namesB.Thegroom,sfriends,namesC.Alltheguests,namesD.People(whoputmoneyintobride,ssieve)，snames.WhydopeoplebringduckswiththeminaweddinginKorea?A.Becausetheybelievethatduckslivewitheachotherforlife.B.BecausetheywantteatducksC.BecausetheyhavenothingelsetobringwiththemD.Becausethebrideandgroomlikeducks..Whatdochildrenbringtothebride'shomeinMalaysia?A.AnimalsandflowersB.DucksC.EggsD.Thegroom,spresents,basketsoffoodandpapermoney..Whatdoesthe“lasso”meanatweddinginMexico?A.Itmeanshappiness.B.Itmeanslonglife.C.Itmeansthatthegroomandthebridewillalwaysstaytogether.D.Itmeansthattheywillhaveababysoon..Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.bridesshouldwearbeautifulgoldenhatsattheweddingceremonyB.thewomanwhogetsthegoldenhatwillbethenexttomarryC.weshouldbringducksandmoneytoaweddingD.weshouldknowthecustomsbeforeweattendaweddingW,任务型阅读。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）学校的心理辅导站推出午间专项心理咨询活动。阅读该活动海报，请为以下几位同学找出合适的咨询时间，并把编号A-F中的五个选项分别填入相对应的题号中。Heart-to-HeatTalkDoyouhaveanyproblems?Comeandtalkwithus!OpeninghoursA.MondayB.TuesdayC.WednesdayD.ThursdayE.FridayF.Saturday12o5clock——13o5clockProblemswithfriendsProblemswithfamilyProblemswithstudiesProblemswithself-imageProblemswithteachersProblemswithhabitsOpeninghoursA.MondayB.TuesdayC.WednesdayD.ThursdayE.FridayF.SaturdayStudentProblemsTime1MyteacherMr.Blackneverpraisesme.Idon,tthinkhelikesme51 2I,mangrywithmyfriendSteven.Heliedtomelastweek.52. 3IthinkI,mmuchshorterthananyotherboyinmyclass.Thatmakesmeworried.53. 4IlikeEnglishandIworkhardatit.ButmyEnglishisstillnotgoodenough.Idon'tknowwhy.54. 5Myparentsdon'tallowmetogoouttoplayatweekends.Ihavetostayathome.I,mnothappywiththem55. V.单词拼写。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）A）根据所给音标，写出相应单词的正确形式.Themovietheaterhasthemost【'kAmftbl】.MyfriendJackdreamsof【'tr田vl】allovertheworldoneday58.AndyLauwillcometoCixitohavea【'konst】onMay4th,201159.Tsinghua【ju:ni'v:siti】welcomed100thbirthdaylastmonth.0.I’msosadtoday,becauseI【'a:gju:】withmybestfriend..B）根据句意及汉语注释，写出各句空缺处单词的正确形式。.Thereissome（欧洲的）influenceinthecity,andsomeoftheoldbuildingsinHarbinareinRussianstyle..Robotshelpwiththehouseworkanddothemostunpleasantjobs,andmanyrobotsworkin（工厂）now..Heenjoys（筹集）moneyforthepoor..Overfive（千）peoplewenttothemuseumlastmonth65.Whatwereyoudoingwhentheaccident（发生）W.短文填空。所给单词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）stay,cover,marriage,example,follow,happy,live,good,in,difficultAlotofpeoplethinkit’sgreattobeafilmstar.Filmstarscanwearexpensiveclothesandtraveltowonderfulplaces.Theydrivethe66carsintheworldorsailaroundtheworld67theirprivateyachts（游艇）.Theirphotographsareoftenonthe68—ofmagazines,too,buttheyaren,talways69.Theyarealways70bythephotographerssoalotofthetimetheirlivesarelike71inagoldfishbowl,andeveryonecanseeevery