八年级英语试卷

2006年(下)八年级英语竞赛试题

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Ⅰ.选择题(15分)

( )1. He always gets __________ A in this test?

A. a

B. an

C. the

D./

( )2. I have a good habit, I sleep for eight hours __________ every night.

A. in

B. on

C. /

D. at

( )3.__________ Bill go to a different school last year?

A. Does

B. Did

C. Was

D. Is

( )4.________ wants to look at your photo, show it to _________.

A. He, his

B. She, her

C. They, them

D. We, us

( )5.You should keep your windows __________ when you leave the room.

A. close

B. closing

C. closed

D. to close

( )6.It _________ us to eat too much junk food.

A. is bad for

B. is good for

C. is good at

D. is weak in

( )7.She is _______ quieter than most of the girls in our class.

A. more

B. very

C. much

D. little

( )8. Thank you for _________ me to your home.

A. invite

B. invited

C. to invite

D. inviting

( )9. Hello, everyone. Today I have ________ to tell you.

A. important something

B. something important

C. important anything

D. anything important

( )10. –How does Mary go to school? －_________.

A. By a bus

B. on feet

C. By bike

D. In car

( )11. – Is this book_______? Yes, I’m __________ in it.

A. interested, interesting

B. interesting, interesting

C. interested, interested

D. interesting, interested

( )12. －______________ does it take you to get to your school from your home?

－About 20 minutes by bus

A. How about

B. What time

C. How long

D. How far

( )13. He was ___________ tired _________ go on reading.

A. too, that

B. such, that

C. so, that

D. too, to

( )14.In my town only______ people can speak _________English.

A. a little, little

B. few, few

C. a few, a little

D. little, few

( )15. __________ he is rich, _________ he is unhappy.

A. Although, but

B. Though, but

C. Although, /

D. but, /

Ⅱ.完形填空(10分)

Many people like to 1 TV. It’s one of 2 important activities of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to 3 homes, some people say the world smaller than before because 4 TV.

What’s going on (发生) in other countries? How do people live in far away place? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What 5 the life in the deepest part of the sea?

If you want 6 these and other kinds 7 questions, just turn 8 the TV and watch it. Of course people can 9 learn through(通过) reading or listening to the radio. But TV can help them learn 10 and more easily, why? Because they can hear and watch too. TV can give us new ideas. It’s a wonderful(美妙) thing. Do you like it?

( ) 1. A. see B. watch C. look at D. look

( ) 2. A. more B. better C. the most D. most

( ) 3. A. people’s B. peoples’ C. person’s D. persons

( ) 4. A. as B. at C. in D. of

( ) 5. A. is B. are C. about D. be

( ) 6. A. know B. knowing C. knows D. to know

( ) 7. A. of B. on C. about D. in

( ) 8. A. around B. back C. on D. off

( ) 9. A. too B. also C. either D. neither

( ) 10. A. best B. most C. the better D. better

Ⅲ. 阅读理解(30分)

A

It was Mary’s birthday. She received a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary, ”he wrote in the letter, “Happy birthday. I’m sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope you’ll like them. Uncle Toby.”

Mary was very pleased. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them,” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day, they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden, but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped it.

The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours in trying to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked, “Did the chickens arrive safely?”“Yes, but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them.” Mary said.

“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle. “I hope so,” Mary answered. “But I only caught eleven of them.”

“That’s very interesting. I only sent you six.” Her uncle said with a smile.

( ) 1. Mary received a letter from her _________.

A. aunt

B. uncle

C. grandfather

D. friend

( )2.When she received her present, Mary was__________.

A. happy

B. sad

C. worried

D. unhappy

( )3.Why did Mary drop the box? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present

B. the box was to heavy