八年级下英语知识竞赛

八年级英语竞赛试题I.根据汉语提示和句意完成单词。

（14分）1.In fact, we should also care not to _______ (咳嗽)or sneeze loudly in public.2.Do you have a _________ ( 头痛)?3. To her__________(惊讶), she won first prize。

4. The tiger is very__________(强壮的) because it eats lots of meat every day. 5．He ________(打扫) the street and go home.6．The boy picked up a small stone and ________(扔) it into the river. 7．Mr.Brown always ________(提供) his help when I'm in trouble. 8．—What do you think of Peter?—He isn't friendly because he often ________(争吵)with others. 9．People build the ________(塔)about five hundred years ago.10．They stood in front of the dead people in ________(沉默)．11．The cute dog has a long ________(尾巴)．12．The sun ________(照耀) bright every day.13．That man ________(使想起) me of my best friend.14．Without________(考虑) my advice carefully, he failed the work again. II.根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。

（12分）1.What was the m__________with him yesterday?2.The old woman had a f__________.The doctor took her temperature.3. You can use road s__________to help find the place.4. We need a v__________to help to give out food at the food bank. 5．—Do you like this book?—No，I h________ it because it's so boring.6．Her grandpa was badly i________ in hospital.7．W________ you do, slow down and take your time.8．The fans went c________ when the film star appeared.9．After she took a short break，she c________ doing the housework. 10．These desks and chairs are made of w________.11．If you look out of the w________，you will see the garden.12．Last night the TV news r________ that serious accident.III.用所给词的适当形式填空：（14分）1.It’s important for us _________ (study) hard .2.We should exercise __________(stay) healthy.3. The doctor saved Mrs. Smith in time. She is very__________(luck).4. The poor boy has no house to live in. He is a__________(home) boy. 5．Could you please ________ (move) the heavy box?6．She ________ (drop) her glasses on the floor and broke them this morning. 7．It's ________(clearly) that she doesn't want to be my friend.8．—Why does Mrs.King look worried?—Because her son left home without ________(take) any money. 9．Could you give me some ________(match)?10．John ________(beat) the drums and then played the piano.11．With the ________(develop) of science, this kind of illness can be cured. 12．Seeing a UFO is a(n) ________(usual) experience.13．We like to watch the ________(perform) of dolphins.14．I ________(simple) can not remember where I have seen her.IV.阅读理解：（60分）(A)Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time？Then join us and be a volunteer! We are a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages. Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working.Hospitals need volunteers to look after children when their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone."As a volunteer, I don't want to get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too," said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 42. "I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help the elderly learn how to use computers," said another volunteer at the age of 18.If everyone helps out a bit, we'll all have a better world to live in.Interested? Call us at 1-800-5756, or visit our website: www. activol. com.1.( )When do the volunteer help others?A. In their spare time.B. At weekends.C. On weekdays.D. In the evenings.2.( )________ can be a volunteer.A. ChildrenB. Old womenC. Anyone aged 12-70D. Young people3. ( )Volunteers want to get ______ when they help others.A. everythingB. moneyC. nothingD. computers4. ( )Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.A. childrenB. catsC. old peopleD. dogs5.( ) We can read such a passage________.A.in a newspaperB. in a storybookC. in a picture bookD. in a textbook(B)The best way of learning a language is by using it. For example, ifyou want to learn English well, you’d better try your best to listen to it,speak it, read it and write it as often as possible.Sometimes you may not know how to use a word and people can not understand you. Sometimes people may say things too quickly for you to understand. Don’t be worried or unhappy or even angry if people seem tolaugh at your mistakes. Don’t take it too seriously and just have a goodlaugh at the mistakes you made. It’s much better to have people laugh atyour mistakes than to be angry because they don’s understand what you’re saying. Don’t you think so? So always remember, “ Don’t be afraid ofmaking mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, when they are learning a language.”6.( ) If you want to learn English well, you should________.A、speak as quickly as possibleB、write more than you readC、use it as much as you canD、not make any mistakes7.( ) The best way to learn a language is by using it. “Using” here means________?A、reading and writingB、listening and speakingC、looking for new wordsD、both A and B8.( ) When people laugh at your mistakes, ________.A、you should stop learning the languageB、you must be more carefulC、you mustn’t speak English any moreD、you don’t have to feel too serious9.( ) Which of the following is TRUE?A、The best way of learning English is by using it .B、Laugh at others when they make mistakes.C、Get angry when others laugh at you.10.( ) The best title(标题) for this passage is “________”.A、Everyone Makes MistakesB、How to Learn a languageC、Don’t laugh at People’s MistakesD、Use English as Often as Possible(C)Modern life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way to travel is by air. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to places which took a month or more one hundred years ago.Traveling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are traveling in. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large liners and river boats with which you can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you like .You can stop wherever you wish: where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal,or a hotel to spend the night. That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling on business.11.( ) From the passage we know that the fastest way to travel is ______A. by carB. by train C by plane D. by boat12.( ) If we travel by car, we can____________ .A. only stop at the destinationB. make our own timetableC.travel to a very far place in several minutesD.travel one thousand miles a day.13.( ) The underlined word "They" in the passage refers to__________________ .A .modern trains in the countryB. the travelers on modern trainsC. comfortable seats and dining carsD. the slower ways to travel14.( ) How many ways to travel are mentioned in the passage?A. FiveB. SixC. ThreeD. Four15.( ) The best title of this passage is___________________ .A. ways to travelB. travelsC. transportationD. modern life（D）Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like t o eat fish and they usually don’t cook it.In England, one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chips shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home or to their workplaces. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world’s favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken.But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. The hamburger is two pieces of bread with meat in it. Hamburgers are delicious. They’re also popular in England and Australia.16.( ) Italians like to eat ______.A. dumplingsB. pizzaC. hot foodD. fish17.( ) Fish and chips are very popular in ______.A. EnglandB. AustraliaC. the USAD. Canada18.( ) The _______ is the most popular kind of take-away food in the USA.A. pizzaB. hamburgerC. fish and chipsD. chicken19.( ) Which of the following is NOT true?A. American fast food is popular in the world.B. Hamburger is a kind of food.C. Both Italians and Indians like eating hot food.D. Japanese like eating fish.20.( ) You can most probably find this passage in a ______.A. storyB. dictionaryC. newspaperD. letter(E)Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You’ll probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. Every person enjoys them.Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The young man called Levi Strauss set up the company when he was 24 in 1853. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in world. The jeans were used as working trousers for cowboys(牛仔) of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. They became cool very soon.People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.People can see jeans everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. Though they look very good, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you’re out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.21. ( ) The story is talking about _______.A. Levi StraussB. young peopleC. jeansD. American cowboys22. ( ) Jeans can be popular for nearly 150 years because ________.A. they’re working trousersB. they have different colors and stylesC. they make us feel young, comfortable and activeD. they’re cheap23. ( ) Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans _______.A. when he was 44B. when he was 24C. in 1863D. in 185324. ( ) _______ wore jeans after the first ones were made.A. American soldiersB. American cowboysC. Levi StraussD. Young people around the world25. ( ) When you _____, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.A. have a classB. go to an important meetingC. go to a birthday partyD. are having fun or go on a trip(F)My name is Alan. I live in Beijing. Now I am sitting at the window. I often sit here. I can look at the street. In Beijing the buses are blue. A bus is coming now.There is a bus stop in front of our house. A lot of people are waiting for the bus. Look. An old woman is coming. She often misses the bus, because she never runs. Today she is lucky. The bus driver is waiting for her.26. ( ) I often sit ________ .A. at the doorB. behind the windowC. at the windowD. near the table27. ( ) There is a bus stop ________ .A. under our houseB. near our houseC. in front of our houseD. far away from my house28. ( ) ________ are waiting for the bus.A. A few peopleB. A lot of peopleC. Old womanD. Young people29. ( ) The old woman often misses the bus because she __ .A. never runsB. doesn’t comeC. can’t comeD. runs quickly30. ( ) The buses in Beijing are ____________.A. too bigB. too smallC. blackD. blue。