2018八年级英语竞赛

方山初级中学2017-2018学年度第二学期八年级英语竞赛试题

说明：全卷满分： 100 分 考试时间：90分钟 命题老师：惠亚丽

一、 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 1．---Would you like ________red dress as a birthday present, Mary? ---Sorry, mom. I prefer _______ orange one.

A. an; an

B. a; a

C. an; a

D. a; an

2. ---There is a wrong word in line __________. ---Where?

---In the ________line.

A. two; two

B. two; second

C. second; two

D. second; second 3. When the Greens moved into the house last week, ________was at sixes and sevens, so they did a big cleaning.

A. something

B. everything

C. anything

D. nothing 4. ---The doctor told me ________too much but I find it difficult. ---The doctor is right. The less you drink, _______you will be.

A. don ’t drink; the healthier

B. not to drink; the healthier

C. not to drink; the more healthier

D. don ’t drink; healthier

5. ---It ’s too hot. Would you mind my ________ the window? ---_________. Do it as you like, please.

A. to open; OK

B. opening; Certainly not

C. opening; Of course

D. open; Good idea

6. ---Where are you going for the coming summer vacation? ---I won ’t decide on the place _______the end of this month.

A. until

B. unless

C. though

D. through 7. ---Have you had breakfast?

---No. I got up at half past seven and went to school ________breakfast.

A. on

B. without

C. as

D. don ’t eat

8. You ’ve finished your listening exam. Please get yourself ready for the next part, ____?

A. shall we

B. will you

C. do you

D. are you

9. ---Can you tell me why ___________? ---Because I want to help the people there.

A. do you go to Tibet (西藏)

B. did you go to Tibet

C. are you going to Tibet

D. you are going to Tibet

10. when I was a child, my grandmother _________ me interesting stories every night

A. used to tell

B. is used to to telling

C. used to telling

D. was used to tell

11. ---You look tired.

---My mother makes me _______ playing the piano for 2 hours every day.

A. practice

B. to practice

C. practicing

D. practices

12. Many successful people have the same quality —they never ______ no matter what difficulties they ’ve had.

A. give up

B. stay up

C. cheer up

D. give off

13. ---Oh, dear! There isn ’t enough _______for us in the lift. ---No hurry. Let ’s wait for the next.

A. floor

B. seat

C. room

D. ground 14. I think ________ not difficult ________English every morning. A. that; keep reading B. it ’s; keep reading

C. that; to keep reading

D. it; to keep reading 15. ---Can I have some cookies, Mom? ---________. I ’ll get you some.

A. No way!

B. How come

C. How can it be?

D. Why not?

二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，每空格限填一词。（共10小题，计10分） 1. You should take the medicine ___________ (two) a day. 2. Shanghai is one of the (big)cities in the world. 3. How many __________ (sheep) are there on the hill?

学校＿＿＿＿＿班级＿＿＿＿＿姓名＿＿＿＿＿学号＿＿＿＿＿座号＿＿＿＿＿

…………………………题………………答………………得………………不………………内………………线………………订………………装…………………………

4. What an ___________ (luck) girl she is! She lost all her money.

5. He likes sharing problems with his friends. He never keeps them to ________ (him).

6.Air (pollute) is becoming more and more serious in some big cities.

7. In many cultures, it’s not polite to ask others’ (person) questions.

8. I’m very________(surprise) to hear the surprising news.

9. My best friend is as________ (friendly) as me.

10. Lucy practices dancing every day, so she dances very .(good)

三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1 分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Six-year-old Brandon decided to make pancakes for his parents. He should first take the flour(面粉)，so he ___1___ the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour bag. He put some flour ___2___the bowl with his hands, mixed in a cup of milk and added some sugar.

Soon Brandon was ___3___flour and getting frustrated. He wanted this to be___4___ for Mum and Dad, but it was getting very bad. He didn’t know what to do ____5____.

Suddenly he saw his cat near the bowl and went to push it away, but he ___6___ the egg box to the floor. He tried to ___7___ but slipped(滑到) on the eggs, getting his clothes ___8___. Just then, he saw his Dad standing at the door.

Brandon’s eyes were full of tears. He was ___9___ his dad would beat him, but his father didn’t. ___10___, he picked up his crying son and kissed him.

That’s what we sometimes face in ___11___. We try to do something good, but it turns into a mess. Sometimes we just ___12___there in tears because we can’t think of anything else to do.

Hopefully, that’s ___13___ someone close to us picks us up, loves us and forgives us. But we can’t ____14____ trying to “ make pancakes” for “Dad” or for others. Sooner or later we’ll get it ___15___, and then they’ll be glad we tried.

1. A. turned on B. turned off C. closed D. opened

2. A. above B. at C. into D. under

3. A. full of B. covered with C. good at D. used for

4. A. something good B. anything bad C. everything bad D. nothing good

5. A. certainly B. already C. recently D. next

6. A. fell B. broke C. knocked D. sent

7. A. clean up B. get up C. grow up D. take up

8. A. clean B. big C. cheap D. dirty

9. A. sure B. confident C. happy D. excited

10 . A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. But

11. A. life B. time C. use D. space

12. A. lay B. land C. study D. stand

13. A. whether B. when C. where D. how

14. A. stop B. keep C. mind D. finish

15. A. terrible B. difficult C. right D. necessary

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

1. Which child can get help from Locks of Love?

A. A 14-year-old child in England.

B. A 16-year-old child in Canada.

C. A 9-year-old child in the U.S.

D. A 6-year-old children in France.

2. Locks of Love can help the children ________.

A. become confident

B. go back to school

C. become clever

D. grow new hair

3. How can we help the children?

A. Write letters to them.

B. Cut our hair for them.

C. Do activities with them.

D. Help them with their study.

4. The least length for a hair donation is _________.

A. 2 inches

B. 2.54inches

C. 8 inches

D. 25.4cm

5. If you want to know more about it, you can _______.

A. visit the website

B. call 120 for help

C. ask the teacher for help

D. go to school

B

Good books are like wise friends. They support you to walk forward, and help you understand the world. TIME and AMAZOR listed some of the best books of 2014 for young adult readers. Teens have picked out three of them. Have you read all of them?

This One Summer

Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamki, Canada

Every summer, Rose goe s with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It’s their relaxing time. Rose’s friend Windy is always there, too. But this summer is different. Rose’s mom and dad keep fighting. Rose and Windy want to seek a distraction(注意力分散) from it, but they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. They meet a local teen. But later he is caught up in something bad…It’s really a summer of sorrow (悲伤) and growing up.

The Fourteenth Goldfish

Jennifer L. Holm, US

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed(着迷的) with immortality(永生). Could this strange boy really be Ellie’s grandpa? Has he finally found the secret to immortality?

Absolutely Almost

Lisa Graff, US

Albie has always been an “almost”. He’s almost good at gym. He’s almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he’s not very good at. But things begin to change when Albie has a new babysitter, Calista. She takes him to art shows. She helps him figure out（解决）all of the things he is good at, and mos t importantly, she likes him for who he is. What will change to this “almost” boy?

6. What’s the difference for Rose this summer?

A. She lost something important.

B. She didn’t have a holiday.

C. She can’t meet her friend.

D. Her mother and dad keep fighting.

7. Ellie misses the past because ______.

A. she has never liked change

B. she meets a strange boy later

C. her grandfather is a scientist

D. the secret to immortality is found

8. The book Absolutely Almost is written by_____.

A. Jillian Tamaki

B. Mariko Tamaki

C. Jennifer L. Holm

D. Lisa Graff

9. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Rose and Windy have the same summer as before.

B. Ellie’s dearly departed goldfish comes back to life.

C. Good books can help you understand the world.

D. Albie almost does well in doing everything before.

10. Where can we read this passage?

A. The science magazine.

B. The guide book.

C. The 21st newspaper.

D. The story book.

C

There was a pilot（飞行员）and four people in a small plane. Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine while it was flying in the air. The plane began to fall down. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞). They all became worried and started to make excuses（借口）.

“I must go,” said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes and jumped out.