八年级英语(上)竞赛试卷

2005学年（下）四科联赛测试卷八年级英语试卷供卷学校_________ 供卷老师___ _____考试时间__ __分钟一．单项选择：（20分）( )1. The babies are still .A. wakeB. awakeC. wakingD. sleep( ) 2. We ______TV when the telephone ______.A. watched , was ringing B,were watching , rangC.watch , ringsD. are watching, rang( )3. —Must I do it right now?—No, you .A. won’tB. mustn’tC. don’t have toD. don’t( )4. Why not to the cinema with us?A. to goB. goingC. goD. goes( )5. The TV set is broken, please don’t turn .A. on itB. it onC. it inD. in it( )6. He is a man of words.A. a littleB. a fewC. littleD. few( )7. The baby stopped and the music.A. crying, listened toB. to cry, listened toC. crying, to listen toD. to cry, listen to( )8. It us three hours to do the work yesterday.A. takesB. takeC. will takeD. took( )9. Can you the car down the road?A. stop, to moveB. stop, from movingC. stop, movedD. make, to move ( )10. It is easy for a stranger to in a big city.A. get loseB. get lostC. get losingD. lose( )11. cold weather it is today!A. HowB. How aC. What aD. What( )12. Eating is not good for your health.A. too manyB. too muchC. very muchD. enough( )13. I stayed at home all day to work.A. instead to goB. instead goingC. instead goD. instead of going ( )14. We are going out for a picnic if it tomorrow.A. not rainB. isn’t rainC. rainsD. doesn’t rain( )15. I want to give him to eat.A. something EnglishB. some English thingC. English somethingD. anything English( )16. He writes .A. good enoughB. enough goodC. enough wellD. well enough ( )17. —I’m very glad Beijing can be the host (东道主) for the 2008 Olympic Games. —.A. So am I .B. So I amC. So do ID. So I do( )18. What number comes next? 1,2,4,7,11,16? .A.18,B.22C.21D.24( )19. Which of the following is a country’s capital(首都)？A. New YorkB. ParisC. SydneyD. Toronto( )20. In the Iraq War(伊拉克战争) people lost their lives. We are against (反对) any war. We need peace(和平).A. thousand ofB. thousands ofC. about ten hundredsD. hundred of二.完形填空（15分）Many years ago, a man __21___Wu taught King Wang how to ride horses and how to drive a chariot(马拉战车)．____22__some time the King started to race against Wu, But no matter (无论) how many___23__ the King raced against Wu, Wu always won.The King was _24____and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I don’t think you have taught me everything about _25____.”“I have taught you _26____I know.”_27____ Wu, “But you have not learned everything. The _28___ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horses should work together. You can then go very _29___ and drive for long distances(距离) . But your problem is this: when you are behind me, you want to _30___with me . And when you are ___31___me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. _32__ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your __33___ .If you want to win, you must _34__ thinking of me. You __35___ think only of your horses.”21 A. calls B. names C. called D. name22. A. In B. After C. Since D. Before23. A. times B. days C. weeks D. months24. A. happy B. glad C. pleased D. unhappy25. A. playing B. racing C. running D. working26. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing27. A. asked B. told C. answered D. spoke28. A. dangerous B. newer C. beautiful D. most important29. A. slowly B. soon C. fast D. slow30 A. catch up B. do C. talk D. help31. A. beside B. in front of C. near D. next to32. A. So B. But C. Or D. And33. A. cows B. dogs C. pigs D. horses34. A. start B. stop C. keep D. begin35.A. mustn’t B. may C. must D. can三. 阅读理解（30分）AValentine’s Day is on February 14th every year. For this day, people send valentines to their loved ones. Valentine’s Day is a special(特殊)time to tell how much you care about a person.Many people send candy in hearted shaped(“心”状的)boxes to people they love. Flowers are also presents that people send on Valentine’s Day. Valentine cards with words are often usedby many people.Can you guess who gets the greatest number of Valentine cards in the United states each year? Is it mother or father, sister or brother? Is it uncle or aunt? Is it the special friend? No, it isn’t !Mothers get a lot of cards, but school teachers get the most each year. Do you know who sends the most? Children do. Children send five times as many cards on February 14th as adults(成年人)do.( )36. Valentine’s Day __________.es once a yearB.is on February 4thes twice a yearD.is on the first day of spring( )37.We can know from the passage that Valentines refer to(涉及)______.A.mothers and fathersB.cards, flowers, candy and so onC.teachers and studentsD.uncles and aunts( )38.Teachers get the most valentines because ________.A.students send the mostB.students have too much moneyC.so many students love their teachersD.the valentines are made only for them( )39.Which of the following is true?A.Flowers are the best present for Valentine’s DayB.All valentines are read and writeC.Adults never get ca rds on Valentine’s DayD.Adults send fewer cards than children do( )40.This passage is mainly about __________.A.candy and flowerB.parents and childrenC.valentines and their receivers(接收者)D.the teachers in the United statesBThere was a famous French writer who wrote many popular novels, and he often told his friends that he could tell a person’s character(性格)from that person’s handwriting(书法).One day a woman friend brought him a page of a boy’s handwriting. She said that she wanted to know what he thought of the boy’s character.He studied the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. Then he looked up at the woman strangely. The woman, however, told him that the boy wasn’t a member of her family and he didn’t have to worry.“Good,”said the writer, “then I can tell you the truth.”He went on to say that the boy was a stupid(愚蠢的)and lazy person. And the boy should be watched carefully. If not , he would grow up to bring his family harm. “Isn’t that strange?”said the woman, smiling. “This is a page from your own exercise-book, which you yourself wrote when you were a child.”41. The writer was good at _____ _.A. telling storiesB. playing jokesC. writing stor iesD. telling one’s secret42. The writer looked up at the woman strangely because ______.A. he knew it was his own handwriting.B. he never saw such good handwriting.C. he wouldn’t tell her the truthD. he tried not to hurt the woman for his words43. After the writer watched the handwriting carefully, he thought the boy ______.A. was lazy but cleverB. should be taught carefullyC. would be harmful to his familyD. could grow up well44. From this passage we know that ___ ___.A. we can know a man from his childhoodB. one’s character has nothing to do with his handwritingC. one’s character can be changed easilyD. a person who once did wrong, never did good45. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. The woman showed the writer a page of another boy’s handwriting.B. The writer could tell a person’s character from his handwriting.C. The woman believed the writer.D. The woman didn’t believe the writer, in fact.CEye doctors in Shanghai found out that the nearsightedness among primary and middle school students has something to do with the color of the paper in their textbooks and notebooks.The doctors suggested that yellow paper will be used to replace the white one. According to their research, the experts found out white paper reflects too much light and easily tires a person’s eyes. The yellow paper, however, doesn’t look so sharp to a person’s eyes. In other words, it is much milder(柔和)to the eyes of students who may do reading or writing for hours.The e xperts’ research findings were based on firsthand information and a number of scientific experiments including a new study among the students from forty-one middle schools. To make the students understand the truth, Shanghai Education Development Co. Ltd has produced textbooks and exercise-books made of yellow paper. The books will be used in the whole city soon.46. What does the word “replace” here mean in Chinese?A. 放置B. 重置Ｃ．替代Ｄ．发生47. The doctors found out ________caused the students’ nearsightedness.A. their studies haveB. the color of the paper hasC. the textbooks and notebooks haveD. the color of their clothes has48. Why does white paper easily make our eyes tired?A. Because white paper reflects too much light.B. Because white paper gets in too much light.C. Because white paper is always shining.D. Because white paper is too bright.49. After _______, the doctors have got the results.A. first-hand informationB. a number of scientific experimentsC. a study among the studentsD. all above50. Which one can be the title of the passage?A. Different ColorsB. White And YellowC. Nearsightedness Is DangerousD. Yellow Paper Is Helpful四. 单词拼写(10分)根据所给中文和首字母填词51. Taking (运动) is good for our health.52. She (咳嗽) and her temperature was a little up.53. Nothing is (困难) if you put your heart into it.54. What’s your (麻烦), young man?55. The old man feels (生气).56. —Have some milk, Mary.—It’s not sweet(甜) enough, I want some more s in it.57. He is too young, you can’t leave him by h .58.They e themselves in the park last Sunday.59. Don’t tell Mum about the present. Let’s give her a big s .60. Mike always likes m faces in class.五．短文填缺词（１０分）根据短文内容及首字母，完成下列短文中空格，使文章内容完整通顺．I a__61__in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工人)．I not only s__62__ English very carefully, but also very c___63__as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I r__64__ my question a few times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke n___65___slowly nor clearly, “I am a f_66___,” I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher n__67___spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and s___68___. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon l___69__ English!”he said. I wonder(感到奇怪)in England , each man speaks a d__70__language. The English understand each other, but I don’t understand them! Do they speak English?六．短文改错（10分）Some people don’t like something to be out of place.They are never late with work, they return their booksto the library on time; they remember friends’ birthdayand they pay their bills as soon as he arrive.Mr .Dodds is so a person. Mr. Dodds works in a bankand lives on her own. His only family is in the next town,his sister lives there in her husband and her son, Mark.Mr. Dodds don’t see his sister or her family fromone year until the next, but he sends them Christmas cardand he has forgotten one of Mark’s seventeen birthdays.七．任务型阅读（５分）根据所提供的材料，按要求完成下列题目。