八年级英语竞赛试题
第I卷 选择题 (共50分)
一、选择填空（20小题；20分）
1. －What’s wrong with your aunt?
－He had ______ cold and had to stay in ______ bed.
A. a; / B. a; a C. the; the D. /; a
2. －Do you usually do washing at home?
－Yes, although I think it’s ______, I have to help my mother.
A. necessary B. boring C. exciting D. interesting
3. －Would you mind ______ aloud in the reading room?
－Sorry. I won’t do that again.
A. not talking B. don’t talk C. not to talk D. to not talk
4. －What happened to Jack?
－He had a stomachache. He began to work ______ having breakfast this morning.
A. with B. for C. from D. without
5. －What’s the weather like in Heze in winter?
－There is ______ snow and it is ______ cold.
A. much too; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; too much D. too much; much too
6. －How does Kangkang usually go to school?
－He ______ ride a bike, but now he ______ walking.
A. used to; used to B. was used to; is used to
C. used to; is used to D. is used to; used to
7. －How much did the new mobile phone ______ your brother?
－He ______ 1,288 yuan for it.
A. cost; paid B. spend; cost C. pay; cost D. take; paid
8. The apple tree is ______, and most of children can pick apples from it easily.
A. tall enough B. enough short C. short enough D. enough tall
9. －How much must I pay for the ticket?
－You ______. It’s free today.
A. don’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t
10. There ______ an important talk on how to learn English well ______ tomorrow afternoon in our school.
A. is; in B. have; on C. will have; / D. is going to be; /
11. The police asked the girl what she ______ at 10:30 last night when the watches in the shop were stolen (被盗).
A. did B. was doing C. is doing D. does
12. ______ the man in a pair of dark glasses was stealing the money, the shop assistant called the police.
A. Until B. While C. Before D. During
13. John is ______ than all the other students in his class, so he is ______ of all.
A. taller; tallest B. taller; the tallest C. tallest; taller D. the tallest; taller
14. Bill said they would have ______ holiday.
A. a two-month B. two months C. a two-months D. two month’s
15. Carl and David enjoy all kinds of music. They went to a ______ last Sunday.
A. movie B. party C. concert D. picnic
16. While you are reading, you’d better not ______ every new word in a dictionary.
A. look up B. look at C. look for D. look over
17. －Could you show us ______ movies from the Internet, please?
－Of course.
A. how download B. how to download
C. to how download D. how will you download
18. －I think English is very hard.
－______. But if you study hard, I’m sure you can learn it well.
A. Yes, it’s easy B. It doesn’t matter C. I don’t think so D. I agree with you
19. －______ go to climb mountains with me?
－Good idea!
A. Why not B. Why not you C. How about D. What about you
20. We must follow Sign ______ to save every drop of water.
A.
B.
C.
D.
二、完形填空（10小题；10分）
Food is very important. Everyone needs to
21 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is
22 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are
23 in everything around them. They learn 24 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to
25 story-books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and
26 to finds out the answers.
What is the best
27 to get knowledge? If we learn
28 ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. If we are
29 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand
30 .
21. A. sleep B. eat C. drink D. study
22. A. knowledge B. sport C. exercise D. meat
23. A. week B. better C. interested D. interesting
24. A nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
25. A. write B. read C. learn D. listen
26. A. have B. think C. try D. wait
27. A. school B. place C. time D. way
28. A. by B. with C. of D. on
29. A. sometimes B. almost C. always D. never
30. A. worse B. better C. harder D. more
三、阅读理解（10小题；20分）
A
Mascots for the Olympic Games
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20th |
23rd |
26th |
27th |
29th |
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1972 |
1984 |
1996 |
2000 |
2008 |
Munich
(慕尼黑) |
Los Angeles |
Atlanta
(亚特兰大) |
Sydney |
Beijing |
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Germany |
U.S.A. |
America |
Australia |
China |
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Europe |
North America |
North America |
Oceania |
Asia |
31. The Beijing Olympic Games has 2 more mascots than those for ______ Olympic Games.
A. Sydney B. Los Angeles C. Atlanta D. Munich
32. The 23
rd and 26
th Olympic Games were held in the same ______.
A. town B. city C. country D. province
33. Which of the following information is NOT true?
A. The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.
B. The 27
th Olympic Games was held in Europe.
C. Beijing is getting ready for the 29
th Olympic Games.
D. The mascot for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not only one.
B
Most telephone cards in British are just plain green, but cards collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors (收藏者) even have their own magazine
International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a all kinds of different and often very beautiful pictures. There are 100,000 different cards in Japan, and there you can put your own design onto an empty card by using a photo.
The first telephone cards, made in 1976, were Italian. Five years later, the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light, and you do not need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In France, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards up to ￡4,000. The first Japanese cards has a value of about￡28,000. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors’ magazine.
34. The text is mainly (主要) about ______.
A. the history of phone cards B. phone card collecting as a hobby
C. reasons for phone card collecting D. the great variety (种类) of phone cards
35. When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?
A. In 1971. B. In 1975. C. In 1976. D. In 1981.
36. The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that_____.
A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep
B. they like to have something from different countries.
C. they want to make money with cards.
D. they think the cards are convenient (方便的) to use
C
Miss Wu is a young English teacher in China. She loves teaching very much. One day when she was giving an English lesson, she found the headmaster sitting at the back of the classroom. After class, the headmaster told her that he came to her class to find out how much English and how much Chinese she was using. The result was about half English and half Chinese. She was using Chinese when she gave instructions (说明) to her students and when she wanted to get feedback (反馈) from her students. The headmaster told her that she should use more English in her class.
Miss Wu made a plan like this:
Talk with an Englishman every Sunday for two hours to learn more English expressions;
Write some English expressions on cards. These cards not only remind her to use English in class, but also help her remember some expressions;
Have a five-minute talk in English with students before class.
She used body language to help her if students could not understand.
One year later, she found she could use English freely in class.
37. Miss Wu ______.
A. has a poor memory (记忆力) B. is a Chinese teacher
C. loves her job D. is angry with the headmaster
38. The headmaster came to Miss Wu’s class to ______.
A. write some English expressions on cards B. help her improve her English teaching
C. give instructions to the students D. get feedback from the students
39. After the headmaster left, Miss Wu realized (意识到) that she should ______ in her class.
A. use more Chinese B. use more English
C. use half English and half Chinese D. use body language
40. What does the underlined word “remind” mean?
A. 提醒 B. 阻止 C. 宽恕 D. 依赖
第II卷 非选择题（共50分）
四、任务型阅读（10小题；20分）
根据短文内容，完成有关阅读任务。
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An idiom (习语) is a phrase that we can’t understand from the meaning of each word. For example, if an American boy asks his mom what’s for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I’ll play it by ear”, that means she doesn’t have plans for dinner and she will decide (决定) later.
“Play it by ear” used to mean playing music without using the sheet music (乐谱), but now people often use it when they’re not talking about music!
There are many idioms in English. ⑵
If you learn to use them, your English will be much more vivid (生动的) and colourful.
Have you ever heard the idiom “He bought the farm?” It means he died. Do you know how it became popular? It was first used in World War I. When a soldier died, the government gave his family enough money to buy a farm.
In the early 1930s, people in the US often did not know when or where their next meal was. ⑶
所以他们手里一有可以吃的东西就将进入他们的嘴中。That was why people began to use the idiom “living hand to mouth” to mean “living a poor life”.
And don’t be angry if your English friend says this to you, “Break a leg in your game!” He is wishing you good luck! Hundreds of years ago, people believed in sprites (小妖精). Sprites enjoyed causing (制造) trouble. If the sprites heard you ask for something, they would make the ⑷
opposite happen. Tell someone to “break a leg” and the sprites would make something good happen.
⑸
Aren’t English idioms interesting? And break a leg in your next football match!
任务（一）根据要求完成下列各项阅读任务。
41. 把⑴处的英语句子翻译成汉语。
________________________________________________
42. 改写⑵处的句子，意思保持不变。一空一词。
______ to use them, ______ your English will be much more vivid and colorful.
43. 把⑶处的汉语句子翻译成英语。一空一词。
So ______ ______ ______ they got something in their hand that could be eaten, it would go into their mouth.
44. 写出⑷处黑体单词“
opposite”的汉语意思。
_______________________________________________
45. 把⑸处的句子改写为反义疑问句。一空一词。
English idioms are interesting, ______ ______?
任务（二）根据短文内容回答下列问题。
46. When was “He bought the farm” first used?
____________________________________________________
47. What was the life of the people in the US in the 1930s like?
____________________________________________________
48. What should you say if someone says “Break a leg in your game”?
____________________________________________________
49. Why should we learn some English idioms?
____________________________________________________
50. What do you think of English idioms?
____________________________________________________
五、综合填空（10小题；10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容用方框内所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文语义完整。（
一定要注意形式变化！）
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grow, never, good, solve, health, yourself, reason, through, spend, moment |
Are you a teenage boy? If so and you want to succeed (成功) in life, you’d 51.______ read this great book!
“From Boys to Men”, by an American writer Michael Gurian, tells you that you are living 52.______ the best time of your life. There is no 53.______ for not loving life.
You may think that only your body is growing at the 54.______. But the book says your mind is growing, too.
The book tells you that you need to help your body and mind 55.______. To do this, you should stop 56.______ a lot of time playing computer games and should start playing sports.
Sports, the book says, keep you 57.______ and teach you important life skills (技能). They teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team.
The book also tells you how to 58.______ problems if you’re in trouble. It says you have to stop being afraid of them. It is the only way you can become a successful person.
To become the man you want to be, you have to think for yourself and believe in 59.______.
But, most importantly, the book says, you must always dream of success. 60.______ be satisfied (满足的) with what you’ve got, but always want more. Successful men always want a lot.
六、情景表达（共20分）
㈠ 阅读下面对话，从方框中选出正确的句子完成对话，使对话语义完整，其中有两个选项是多余的。（
将选项的代号填入对应的横线上；5小题，5分）
A: What’s wrong with you, young man?
B: Doctor, I’ve got a bad headache and I have a cold.
A: 61.______________
B: I don’t know.
A: Well. I’d better take your temperature.
B: Is it serous?
A: No. 62______________ It’s nothing serious. You’ve had a bad cold.
B: 63______________
A: Yes, Take this medicine three times a day and drink a lot of water.
B: Shall I come again?
A: Yes. 64_____________
B: Shall I go to a party this afternoon?
A: 65____________ Stay in bed and take a good rest.
A. Should I take any medicine? B. fine, I’m well. C. You’d better not. D. Do you have a fever? E. I’m sorry to hear that.
F. I’m sure you’ll be all well in a day or two. G: Don’t worry. |
㈡ 书面表达（15分）
中学生是个多梦的季节，你一定做过好梦。 假设昨晚你做了个梦，梦见自己为北京奥运会做一名志愿者：你努力帮助来自世界各地的外国朋友。你在大街上遇到了来自英国的Jack。他想去王府井大街，你帮他找到了路。在路上你们边走边交谈。在交谈中，你让外国朋友更多地了解了北京。外国朋友感谢你，并认为你的英语非常好。你感到很高兴。你高兴地笑了。然后便醒来了。
请你根据设定的梦境并加以适当的想象，写一段80 词左右的短文。
参考词汇：try one’s best, find, talk with, on the way
I had a dream last night. In the dream, I volunteered to serve in the Beijing Olympic Games. ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________ I smiled and smiled happily, then I woke up.
