八年级英语能力竞赛卷

八年级英语能力竞赛
（全卷共10页70题：满分100分：考试时间90分钟）
学校________ 班级座号姓名
一、完形填空（30分）
( A )
Deepavali or Diwali（屠妖节）is an important Indian festival. It is the 1 of lights. People have four 2 To celebrate the festival. The Diwali festival is in late October 3 early November. It falls on the 15th day of the Indian month, Kartik, so it is in 4 time every year.
Each of the four days in the festival of Diwali 5 a different tradition. And each day of Diwali has its story to 6 . The first day of the festival means the vanquishing (征服) of the Naraka by Lord Krishna.
As for its history, people celebrated Diwali 7 ancient（古代）India. It most likely began as a(n) 8 harvest festival. However, there are many different 9 pointing to the origin(起源) of Diwali. Some people believe it to be the celebration of the marriage of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, with Lord Vishnu. 10 use it as a celebration of her birthday, because Lakshmi is said to have been born on the new moon day of Kartik.
阅读上面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. A. day B. festival C. trip D. habit
2. A. days B. weeks C. months D. hours
3. A. and B. but C. or D. with
4. A. same B. different C. interesting D. happy
5. A. is B. are C. has D. have
6. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell
7. A. on B. at C. in D. over
8. A. important B. useful C. ordinary D. surprising
9. A. books B. stories C. persons D. ideas
10. A. Another B. The other C. Others D. The others
( B )
Today I’d like to tell you something about chocolates. Most of us 11 chocolates, but do you know 12 states of the chocolates there are and 13 they are made of ?
Chocolate has three states. People __14___the first state of chocolate from the seeds(种子) 15 cacao trees. The second is a kind of 16 . It is made by mixing the first state of chocolate with hot water or milk. And the third is a kind of 17 thing. It is made of the first state of chocolate, sugar and some 18 delicious things. In China, a lot of people like to eat chocolates as sweets. But some doctors say people 19 not have too many chocolates because they have 20 fat and sugar.
11. A. have drunk B. have had C.sold D.made
12. A. how much B. how often C.how many D. whether
13. A.which B. when C.how D. what
14. A. build B. make C.buy D. plant
15. A.of B.from C. by D. into
16. A. water B. wood C. meal D. drink
17. A.sweet B. salt C. rice D. corn
18. A. others B. another C. other D. good
19. A.may B.should C.must D.will
20. A. too much B. many too C. too many D.much too
二、阅读理解（45分）
( A )
The world is a beautiful place in our eyes. But does it look the same through the eyes of animals?
Dogs can’t see as many colors as we can. They can
see blues,browns and yellows. They have fewer
color-detecting cells (色彩感知细胞) than humans
(人类) do.
Jumping spiders have eight pairs of eyes. They can
see more colors than humans. They can see
ultraviolet light (紫外线). So they see things clearer
than we do.
Rats can move one eye in different directions(方向)
while keeping the other eye stop moving. It is to see
their enemies better. They can’t see many colors. It’s
not necessary because they mostly come out at night.
They are good at seeing bright light.
Horses have eyes on either side of their head. So they
see wider (视野更宽阔) than humans. They have a
blind spot (盲点) in front of their nose. They can’t
see as many colors as humans do. They can see
greens and blues; but most of the time they see grays.
21. Dogs can’t see the color “” according to the passage.
A. blue
B. brown
C. green
D. yellow
22. From the passage we can know can see more colors than humans.
A. rats
B. dogs and horses
C. rats and horses
D. jumping spiders
23. Which of the following about a rat is true?
A. It can move one eye while keeping the other eye still (静止).
B. It’s not necessary for it to see all directions.
C. It can’t see a white dog at night.
D. It can’t see bright light well.
24. What will happen if there is a bee flying in front of a horse’s nose?
A. The horse can find it and drive it away.
B. The horse can’t see it and will let it there
C. The horse will smell it but do nothing.
D. The horse won’t open its eyes to see it.
25. The best title of the passage might be .
A. Different kinds of animals
B. Seeing things in the same way
C. World through animals’ eyes
D. To see a beautiful world
( B )
Something interesting happens in China. It starts every year at the beginning of the eighth lunar month and reaches its peak (高峰) on the 18th day, three days after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Thousand of locals (当地的) and
visitors gather(聚集) along the banks of the
Qiantang River. It is in the cities of Haining
and Hangzhou. They get there early in the
morning to watch the amazing and the
world-famous thing. Many people even stay
until late at night.
The thing happens in the water. It is a special wave(波浪). Tids(潮) create this wave. The wave moves forward in the river. It forms a long straight line. It looks really cool. The“one-line tide”attracts(吸引) many surfers too. They’d like to challenge(挑战) themselves by riding the waves.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(10分)
26. The interesting thing happens in .
A. June
B. July
C. August
D. the eighth lunar month
27. Many people come to watch the famous thing .
A. all day
B. in the afternoon
C. late at night
D. only in the morning
28. The underlined word “create”in the last paragraph means “”in Chinese.
A. 欣赏
B. 创造
C. 吞噬
D. 排除
29. Who does the interesting thing attract?
A. Students and their teachers.
B. People live in Hangzhou
C. Locals and visitors.
D. People who have no work.
30. The best title of the passage is .
A. The great wave in China
B. The Mid-Autumn Festival
C. A long straight line
D. To challenge themselves
( C )
Which of your hands do you use
more? V ery few of use both of the
hands well. Most of us are right-handed.
Only about five people out of a hundred
are left-handed. Newly-born babies can
take things with either of their hands, but after about two years they like to use their right hands, Scientists don’t know why this happens. They have studied it. They think our animal ancestors(祖先) are right-handed. They may not be true. Monkeys are our closest relations in the animal world. Scientists have founded that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other , but it can be either hand. But most of us use our right hands better and this makes life difficult for the left-handed ones.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

(10分)
31.Very few of us use both of the hands well. It means .
A.none of us can use one as well as the other
B.most of us cannot use both of the hands well
C.many people can use one as well as the other
D. we can’t use both hands
32. Only about people out of two hundred are left-handed.
A. ten
B. five
C. fifteen
D. one
33. Newly-born babies(新生儿) .
A. can use their right hands only
B. can use their left hands only
C. like to use their night hands.
D. can use both their hands
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）
34. Monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be only the right hand.
35. The left-handed people are difficult in life because the can’t use their right hands at all.
( D )
Sometimes
By Paul Green
Sometimes I feel lonely(孤独),
Like I’m by myself and full of fears.
When I’m that way, I call a friend.
My lonely mood soon disappears（消失）.
Sometimes I feel excited,
Like I have some news I have to share!
My friends open their ears to me.
They always listen, talk, and care.
Sometimes I feel so sad,
Like my world is cold and darkest blue.
At those times my friends let me know.
They’re with me, standing strong and true.
Sometimes I feel confused（困惑）,
Like I just don’t know I should feel.
My friends then help me figure out
What’s right and wrong, what’s false and real!
(根据上面的诗歌内容用恰当的词语填空，每空一词) （10分）
36. The writer’s family name is __________.
37. In this poem, the color “__________”a feeling of sadness.
38. The phrase“figure out”means__________in the poem.
39. _________kinds of feelings are mentioned in the poem.
40. The writer wants to tell the readers how important _________are.
( E )
阅读下面短文，把A ━E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

(5分)
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany（德国）.41 After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. 42 And nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn't go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen.
43 The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn't give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. 44 Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him s ome bread and a cup of tea. Then he said,“Don't say so in our village,sir!”
45
“No,no,sir,” the policeman said in a hurry, “It's a pig's hometown!”
A. He came to a police station and called out “Hitler is a pig!”
B. “I'm sorry, sir,”said the old man. “I don't know it's Hitler's hometown!”
C. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor.
D. The old man was very sad. He didn't have enough food and was often hungry.
E. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked.
三、短文填词（20分）
阅读下列短文，根据语境提示，在每个空格内填入适当的英语单词，使短
文完整，通顺。

所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

( A )
It is a warm morning. I took a 46 in the park. “Life is so wonderful,”
I said to 47 . Trees and flowers made me happy. Then I saw a girl 48 flowers. I got very angry and walked to her. She 49 me and ran away quickly. Maybe she thought I was a worker in the park.
What do you 50 of the little girl?
You may say, “She did a wrong thing.
51 she is still young.”I think everyone
should love nature. Children should love it,
too. Don’t cut trees or pick flowers. Be
friendly to animals. Try to do 52
you can to protect the environment(保护
环境). After you drink a Coke, do not
litter the can. You know 53 to put
it, don’t you?
The sky is blue, the air is fresh, and the water is clean. Our nature is so beautiful. 54 not be a nature lover? It doesn’t cost you much. But you can make our earth more beautiful. Loving nature means 55 our life.
46._________ 47._________ 48._________ 49._________ 50._________ 51._________ 52._________ 53._________ 54._________ 55._________
( B )
There is a(n) 56 story from the video. It sounds a bit incredible(不可思议的), 57 it’s true.Nine years ago, Lin Xiaofen went to a hospital in Taipei because she was 58 ill. When she got to the hospital, she went into a coma(昏迷) because of 59 too much blood. Luckily, later she was out of danger after getting blood from a strange man. A few weeks later, she recovered and 60 back home.
Now Lin Xiaofen has a boyfriend 61 Lian Zhicheng. One day, Lin shared the 62 of nine years ago with her boyfriend when they were eating out together. Hearing Lin’s words, Lian said, “May be 63 is my blood, because I often volunteer to donate(捐献) blood.”
Out of curiosity(好奇心), Lin went to check the record of the hospital. To her surprise, the man who 64 her nine years ago was really her boyfriend Lian Zhicheng.
When Lian knew the truth, he laughed and said to others jokingly, “ Go to donate your blood, because you might have a 65 to bring a girlfriend home.”
56._________57._________58._________59._________60._________
61._________62._________63._________64._________ 65._________
四、智力测试（5分）
66. If the green house is on the right side of the road, and the red house is on the
left side of the road,where is the White House?
67. What 7-letter word has 7 left when you take 2 letters away ?
68. Which of the three countries is useful at mealtimes, China, America or Japan? _________________________________________________
69. The 9:50 a.m. train is 15minutes late. My watch is 10 minutes fast. What
time does my watch say when it arrives?
70. Which number would be filled in the blank?。