人教版八年级下学期英语竞赛试题

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 years?
A. be in
B. be at
C. be for
D. be after
22. Could you ____________ yourself when you were five years old?
A. wear
B. put on
C. dress
D. be in
23. ---I‟m sorry. I really _________ my homework at home.
--- That‟s all right, but don‟t ___________ to bring it to school tomorrow.
A. left; forget
B. leave; forget
C. forgot; forget
D. forget; forget
24. The prediction that computers will be used at home has _____________.
A. come over
B. come true
C. come out
D. come along
25. None of the shoes in the shop fit me well. They are ________ too big ________ too small.
A. both; and
B. not only; but also
C. neither; nor
D. either; or
26. Don‟t get off the bus __________ it has stopped.
A. until
B. if
C. too
D. for
27. --- I hear you have got a ticket ________ the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics.
--- Yes. I got it _________ my uncle
A. of; from
B. to; by
C. to; from
D. for; to
28. Did the old man ever feel __________when he lived ___________ on the farm?
A. alone; lonely
B. lonely; lonely
C. alone; alone
D. lonely; alone
29. Liu Xiang won the gold medal __________ the 2008 Olympics.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. of
30. My flight to Hong Kong will ________ from Beijing International Airport.
A. take off
B. set off
C. put off
D. see off
31. --- Hi, Tom. Is your brother as active as you? --- No, he‟s a quiet boy. He is ____________.
A. less outgoing than me
B. not so calm as I
C. more active than I
D. as outgoing as I
32. --- Do you often hear ________ your family? --- Yes. I got a letter from my father just a few days ago.
A. of
B. for
C. about
D. from
33. --- May I speak to Mr. Read? --- Sorry, he _________ Beijing, but he __________ in 3 days.
A. has been in; will come back
B. has been to; won‟t be back
C. has gone to; will come back
D. has gone to; won‟t come back
34. I don‟t know if it _________ tomorrow. I‟ll stay at home if it __________.
A. snows; will snow
B. will snow; will snow
C. snows; snows
D. will snow; snows
35. Lily and Lucy are too tired to walk, but they have to walk ________ two hours before they reach their home.
A. another
B. other
C. 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 common all over the world but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries, and there are 36 different kinds. Usually the male（雄性）butterfly is more brightly colored than the 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 （吸引）the female and 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 when they fly, but when they stop in a tree or leaf, they 44 their wings. On their wings there are green and brown marks（记号）which look like the tree or leaves. They are difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are 45 , it really looks like a dead leaf. There are even marks that 46 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 completely（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. When a 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, it flies away.
( ) 36. A. fewer B. less C. more D. most
( ) 37. A. lighter B. healthier C. smaller D. heavier
( ) 38. A. so B. because C. because of D. than
( ) 39. A. help B. ant C. decide D. make
( ) 40. A. easy B. different C. difficult D. important
( ) 41. A. friends B. neighbors C. partners D. enemies
( ) 42. A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid
( ) 43. A. its B. them C. their D. theirs
( ) 44. A. open B. stop C. close D. show
( ) 45. A. open B. closed C. closing D. opened
( ) 46. A. looks B. look C. looked D. looking
( ) 47. A. after B. for C. up D. out of
( ) 48. A. died B. danced C. disappeared D. sung
( ) 49. A. eyes B. noses C. ears D. arms
( ) 50. A. needn‟t B. mustn‟t C. shouldn‟t D. can‟t
三. 阅读理解（共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）
阅读下列短文，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 to talk to an alien, you only need to visit www. Talk To Aliens. com. Call 1-900-226-0300 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 3.99 dollars every minute. After the hotline began in February, www. Talk To Aliens. com has got hundreds 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 help
C. you can ask any scientist for help
D. you can talk to aliens
52. www. Talk To Aliens. com is a place where ________________________.
A. you can get some knowledge about aliens
B. you can talk to aliens
C. the aliens live
D. you can make a setoff device to talk to aliens
53. What does the underlined word refer to（指）?
A. The aliens.
B. The people who want to talk to aliens.
C. The Americans.
D. The group of scientists who can help you.
54. Which is NOT right?
A. Only American people can call 1-900-226-0300.
B. People from any country can call 1-900-226-0300.
C. If you call the hotline for two minutes, you should pay 7.98 dollars.
D. Every three minutes there is someone calling 1-900-226-0300?
55. From this article we know ________________.
A. there is only one call after the hotline began in February
B. there are some aliens in the world
C. some Americans are trying to send information about humans into space
D. if you pay 2.99 dollars for a minute, you can talk to aliens
(B)
“How are you?” is a nice question, it‟s a friendly way hat people in the USA greet each other. But “How are 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 really a question and “Fine” isn‟t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don‟t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?” the other person might think, “No, I disagree. I think you‟re wrong …….” But it isn‟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 talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one 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（借口）might be real, or not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn‟t want to talk any more, but it isn‟t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn‟t hurt the other person.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don‟t say exactly what they are thinking. It‟s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it‟s part of the game of language.
56. When a person in America asks “How are you?” he or she wants to hear “________________”
A. How are you?
B. Hello.
C. I don‟t know.
D. Fine.
57. When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say “_____________”
A. You are wrong, I disagree
B. I‟m not sure.
C. I‟m sure I disagree.
D. No, I disagree.
58. A polite way to finish a talk is to say “__________________”
A. You have to go now.
B. I want to hang up.
C. I have to go now.
D. I don‟t want 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. hurting someone‟s feeling
C. ill
D. asking you a question
60. The rule of the game of language is probably “_________________”.
A. Always say what you mean
B. Don‟t disagree with people
C. 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 mountain, “AAhhhhhh!” then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” he received the answer, “Who are you?” He 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 and said, “My son, listen.” And then he shouted to the mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “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 back 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 first the boy cried because _______________.
A. he hurt himself and felt bad
B. he wanted to give himself a surprise
C. he felt it was so quiet in the mountain
D. he hoped his father would help him
62. When the boy heard the voice repeating, he thought _______________.
A. it was foolish to hear others‟ voice
B. someone else in the mountain liked his voice
C. there were many other people in the mountain
D. he was laughed at by someone else in the mountain
63. The father shouted to the mountain to ____________.
A. find out who was repeating his voice
B. have fun with other people in the mountain
C. show more examples to his son before giving him the answer
D. let his son know whose voice was louder
64. The word “Echo” means ________________.
A. life itself
B. repeating voice
C. love in the world
D. everything in life
65. 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 son
C. it is not polite to repeat others‟ voice
D. the boy and his father were rather tired
四. 任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1 分，满分5 分）
从A、B、C、D、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 . You can always
keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. 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 hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier. 68 . Some people say that reading is out of date. This is 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 books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.
A.you can read a book almost anywhere
B.You 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 fun
D.Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too
E.Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
五. 词汇运用（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
(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 must 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。

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Our 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 because it was snowing very 82 and the roads were too dangerous. We all 83 sad. I hope we can be together this year. My elder brother will arrive 84 Christmas Eve. We are going to put the tree in the living room and then put the presents under the tree. We won‟t open them 85 Christmas morning.
六. 书面表达（共15分）
假如你是Kim，你的朋友Alan经常生病，请写封信告诉他应该怎么做。

写一篇80字左右的文章。

以下词汇和要点仅供参考。

1.Take more exercise, so sports, like swimming, running, playing ……
2.Eat healthy food, like fruit, vegetables, ……
3.Drink more ……
4.Get enough sleep, ……
5.Keep happy, ……
参考答案；
1-5 BAAAC 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 CABBB 16-20 CABAB
21-25 ACABD 26-30 ACDBA 31-35ADCDA 36-40 CDBAC
41-45 DDCCB 46-50 BACAD 51-55 ABDBC 56-60 DBCAD
61-65 ADCBB 66-70 CAEBD
71. better 72. rode 73. modern 74. experiences 75. behavior
76. pollution 77. fell 78. scared 79. anywhere 80. copy
81. another 82. hard 83. felt 84. before 85. until
Possible version:
Dear Alan,
I‟m sorry to hear that you‟re often ill. You should care about your health. Now let me tell you how to keep healthy. You should take more exercise and do sports like playing basketball or soccer, running and swimming. I often do sports with my friends. I feel very well. You should eat healthy food and eat more fruit and vegetables. You have to drink more milk and get enough sleep. You must keep happy. If you do that everyday, you‟ll get better soon.
Yours,
Kim。