八年级英语竞赛

沙港中学2014—2015学年上学期初二英语竞赛试卷一、完形填空（20分）ARobert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and __1__ to study in a middle school. He studies hard and __2__ his classmates. And he often helps his friends __3__ lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family__4__ him and tries to make excuses to punish him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against it. One afternoon__5__went to have lunch and he bought __6__. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment __7__ came out and saw it. He became angry and said,” Don’t you know we don’t let __8_ feed dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do.” said the boy. “Why have you brought your dog __9__ school, then?” “It’s not my dog.” “Why does it follow you, then?” “You’re following me now, sir,” said the boy, “Can you say you are __10__?” ( ) 1. A. begin B. begun C. was beginning D. began ( ) 2. A. get on B. gets on wellC. gets on badly withD. get on bad with ( ) 3. A. with his B. with theirC. doing hisD. doing their ( ) 4. A. is bad to B. is bad forC. is good toD. is good for ( ) 5. A. all the students B. all of studentC. the all studentsD. both of the students ( ) 6 A. pieces of bread B. a breadC. a piece of breadD. some breads( ) 7. A. the teacher B. the headmasterC. his friendD. his classmate( ) 8. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. none ( ) 9. A. to B. for C. at D. in ( ) 10. A. my dog B. mine C. the dog D. a dog B二、Are all wild animals always dangerous?____1 of people think that all wild animals are____2. But, in fact, few of ____3 will eat man if he leaves them alone. If you meet a lion, I think you will run away, but even a lion will avoid a man if it 4 ____very hungry. Lions only kill and eat men when they are too old5____ their food, such as sheep and other animals.We know some animals even are afraid of 6 ____when they happen to see men. Some of them stand and look at a man for some time before they run away. The others7 ____ care of himat all, but they walk8 ____in another direction. Wild animals only eat a man when they are afraid that the man 9 ____to kill their young babies, or a man is shootingat them and they are made angryNext time you go to the park, please watch some animals such as tigers, lions and10 ____ in the cages. You can find they don’t attack people if you don’t make them angry. 二、阅读理解（80分）AMr. Brown lives in America and has a big factory there. He is busy all the time. But when he takes his holidays, he always goes traveling and has been to about thirty countries. One summer he went to visit Moscow. There he heard the workers were paid much less than those in his countries. And most factories couldn’t work because they were short of (缺少) money. He thought he would save much money if he invested (投资) in a factory there. The Russians knew it and warmly met him and he was invited to visit a modern factory. He went to the workplaces, watched carefully how the machines worked. The workers worked hard when he went in.Soon it was time to have lunch. Mr. Brown went in the dining –room. Meat, eggs, milk and bread could be bough there. It seemed that they weren’t short of anything. Mr. Brown came up to an old worker and sat down next to him.Are you satisfied with your life, sir? Asked Mr. Brown. “Of course,” the worker answered and went on drinking. “What do you have now?”“I live in bea utiful villa (别墅) ,” answered the man. “I have a new fridge, a new color television and I drive a new car to my factory.”“What’s your next wish, then?” “To buy a pair of strong shoes!”( ) 1. Mr. Brown often spends his holidays____.A. in AmericaB. in MoscowC. by the seaD. outside his country ( ) 2. At first, Mr. Brown was going to ____.A. travel in MoscowB. invest in a factory in MoscowC. visit a modern factoryD. know the old worker ( ) 3. Mr. Brown wanted to invest in Moscow because____.A. he liked to live thereB. he could save much money thereC. they were friendly to himD. the machines were new( ) 4. The Russians warmly met Mr. Brown because____.A. they want to help himB. he was very richC. they wanted him to invest in the factory……………………………………密…………………………………封…………………………处………………………………D. they wanted him to build a new factory there( ) 5. At last, Mr. Brown knew____.A. the old worker had a happy lifeB. the factory was cheating himC. t he factory wasn’t short of anythingD. the workers didn’t want anythingBMrs. Green is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be ten years old. A lot of friends of Mary’s are going to come to the party. There are t wenty girls of them.Mrs. Green is getting ready for the party. Mrs. White is helping her.“That’s a big nice cake,” Mrs. White says to Mrs. Green.“Thank you very much.”Mrs. Green is going shopping now. She is going to buy fruit for the party.She buys lots of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.It’s five o’clock in the afternoon. Everything is ready. Now the first girl is arriving. The party is going to begin in thirty minutes.( ) 6. What kind of party is Mrs. Green holding?A. Mr. Green’s birthday partyB. Mrs. Green’s birthday partyC. Mary Green’s birthday partyD. Mr. White’s birthday party( ) 7. Who helped Mrs. Green prepare for the party?A. Mr. GreenB. Mr. WhiteC. Mary GreenD. Mrs. White( ) 8. How many people will come to the party?A. The twenty girlsB. ten girlsC. Twenty girls and Mrs. WhiteD. More than twenty( ) 9. What does Mrs. White buy these apples for?A. The twenty girlsB. The partyC. Mrs. WhiteD. Mary( ) 10. When will the party start?A. At six o’clockB. In thirty minutesC. At five o’clock in the afternoonD. At five o’clock in the afternoonCMy cousin and I have very different living habits. I think I have a good habit. I take an active part in sports. After school, I often play ball games with my classmates. I don’t like indoor activities. I’m hardly ill, and I haven’t caught colds for years. I get up at the same time eve ry morning and go to bed at the same time every night. I always sleep for nine hours each night, and I always feel refreshed (精力充沛的) in the morning.My cousin, however, has a very bad living habit. She never does exercise. She even hateswalking to the bus stop from her home. She prefers indoor activities. She likes to play computergames and watch TV. She is overweight and often falls ill. She always goes to bed late and getsup at the last minute. She often feels tired in the morning.( ) 11. The writer has ____ living habit.A. a goodB. a badC. a tiringD. an important( ) 12. The writer likes ____.A. indoor activitiesB. ball gamesC. computer gamesD. watching TV( ) 13. The writer always feels ____ in the morning.A. tiredB. unhappyC. refreshedD. bored( ) 14. The writer’s cousin is ____ sports.A. not active inB. good atC. interested inD. fond of( ) 15. The writer’s cousin always ____.A. walks to the bus stopB. gets up earlyC. feels relaxed in he morningD. goes to bed lateDA large book NBA star Yao Ming’s English autography will come out in New York, US ,this month. It is call ed “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.” It talks about his first year in the NBA.Yao wrote it with a US report.Alicia’s Coming American singer Alicia Keys,23, will be in the “Wall of Hope” concertwith other stars, on the Great Wall, in Beijing, on September 25. The R& B singer is a five-time Grammy winner.Top singing award Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, 25, won Best Male singer at the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards() , in Taipei, on Saturday.Football winners the Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the AsianU-17 Championship in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea(朝鲜人民共和国) 1-0. After 85 minutes, Wang Weilong shot the only goal. They took thecup for the first time in 12 years.( ) 16. ____ wrote “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.”A. Yao MingB. A US reportC. Yao Ming and a US reportD. A NBA star( ) 17. “Wall of Hope” concert ____.A. was given by AliciaB. was given in AmericaC. was given by 23 starsD. was given by Alicia and other stars( ) 18. Jay Chou ____.A. is the best singer in the worldB. is the top singer in China ……………………………….密………….………...…………….封……………………………………..处……………………………………C. won top singer award of the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard AwardsD. has won top singer award four times) 19. The Chinese under-17 football team____.A. got the first place in the worldB. won the champion in AsiaC. lost the gameD. beat Japanese team) 20. Which of the following sis right about football winners?A. The football players are all 17 years oldB. The players are from all over the worldC. The players are all from AsiaD. The players are more than 17 years old（E）Mr Hunt was living in the village and he wanted to go to an office one day. He got into hisI’ve left my keys in it!” he said to himself. He called his wife and asked, “Excuse me, but I’ve”Mrs Hunt got into their second car and drove twenty kilometers to her husband. But while) 21. Mr Hunt went to the city .A. by busB. by trainC. in his carD. by bike) 22. It was for Mr Hunt to drive to the office.A. very hardB. quite easyC. a problemD. late) 23. Mr Hunt returned to his car because .A. there was something wrong with his carB. he forgot to call his wife.C. he took something in the car.D. he left his keys in the car.) 24. Mr Hunt found while he was waiting for his wife.A. he could get his keys without his wife’s helpB. his keys in his pocket.C. he got to a wrong office.D. he locked neither of the door.) 25. When Mrs Hunt arrived she would find Mr Hunt .A. needed her help very muchB. had already got his keysC. had already gone into the officeD. had already sat in the car(F)In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also , some students don’t know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up(熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.School and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we well find it much better for both our study and health.( ) 26. What makes most students sleep less than 9 hours every night?A. watching TVB. playing computer gamesC. Doing their homeworkD. Doing housework.( ) 27. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?A. Their parentsB. Other students.C. themselves.D. Nobody else( ) 28. How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?A. 6B. 7C. 8D.9( ) 29. What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late get up early?.A. He would fall asleep in class.B. He would do well in study.C. He would finish his homework fast.D. He would have good health.( ) 30. Which of the following is NOT true?A.Some students are so careless (粗心)that they spend lots of time on their homework.B.All the students stay up late for their homework.C.Children should be given less homework.D.Schools and parents should take care of children.(G)Chopin(肖邦)was born in March, 1810 near Warsaw(华沙)in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, when he went to Paris, no people but he could play the piano very well.At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian(匈牙利) pianist liszt(李斯特).One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and all the people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising the pianist and thought that Liszt reached something new in playing the piano.Suddenly, all the light were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Liszt.Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent(才能),Chopin soon became famous.( ) 31. Chopin was .A.the greatest musician in the worldB. a famous Polish pianistC a famous Paris pianist D. one of the greatest musicians in Hungary.( ) 32. The wonderful piano concert started .A. after all the lights were turned onB. when Liszt sat down at the pianoC. after all the lights were turned offD. when Chopin went to piano.( ) 33. When the music came to an end, .A.Liszt stood at the pianoB. all the lights were turn off againC. Chopin stood at the pianoD. people went out of the hall( ) 34. Chopin became famous .A. before he came to the concertB. because he was a student of Liszt’s.C. because people in Paris liked himD. since he played so well at the concert( ) 35. From the story we know .A.Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from LisztB. Liszt planned to make Chopin famous.C. Liszt was Chopin’s teacherD. one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist.（H）Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm“on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell”or even “steal”“vegetables”, “flowers”and “fruits”on the Internet.They can earn some e--money and buy more “seeds”, “pets”and even “houses”. Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs”in my friends gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study.( )36. According to the passage, people can’t _______ things in this game.A. growB. borrowC. stealD. sell( )37. People can buy more things with ________ in the game.A. e—moneyB. housesC. seedsD. vegetables( )38. Among the people Joyce interviewed, _______ dislikes the game.A. LauraB. AllanC. HaroldD. none( )39. From Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably ______.A. a studentsB. an office workerC. a farmerD. a thief( )40. Which is not the reason why people like the game?A. They are longing for country life.B. They can have fun with friends.C. They are confident enough to face the real world.D. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.……………………………….密………….………...…………….封……………………………………..处………………………………………..….。