八年级英语知识竞赛试卷

C. She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.
( ) 25. The word "Home" in "Nightingale Home for Nurses" means_______
A. family
B. house C. school
(B)
In the old days in Europe, people believed that trees were embodiment(化身) of powerful beings.
( ) 2 l. When she was a child, Florence______.
A. was born in a poor family B. taught music and drawing C. loved to help those sick people
( ) 22. What made Florence decide to be a nurse?
in a living-room corner. And then they decorated them with fruits, candies, cookies and candles.
The first Christmas trees in America were set up by German immigrants( 移 民 ) in the 1820s.
A .very much , many
B. too many , many too
C much too , too much
D. a lot , much too
( D )2. There are many trees on ______ side of the street.
A. all
B. both
( ) 26. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. Yes, both B. Neither, thank you C. No, thanks D. I’m glad you like it
( ) 20. ---______ is it from our school to Lupu Bridge? ---About half an hour’s bus ride.
A. She read great books. B. Her own wish to help the sick. C. Her father's wish.
( ) 23. In l854. when Florence worked in front hospital, ______.
A. she received no money at all
A. stop talking B. to stop talking C. stops talking D. stopped to talk
( ) 17. ---Do you have ______ watch?
---Yes, I have ______.
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A. one, it
B. it, one C. a, one D. a, it
C. every
D. each
( B )3.I remembered the day when World War II finished . I was eight or nine at the time ,and we heard
it ___ when were at the table .
A .on the internet
( B )10. My father will come back at 10 o’clock ______of June 15.
A. in the night B. by the night
C. on the night D. at night
( )11. Two of them are here, but where are ______ students?
( C )13. We won’t leave until Mr Li _______ back.
A. come B. came C. comes D. will come
( B )14.---Must we come back before five?
---No. you ______. You may come back before six if you like.
A .what was happened B. what is happened C .what was happening D .what is to happen
( D )9.If there were no exams , we should have ____ at school .
A. the happier time B. a more happier time C. much happiest time D. a much happier time
Now at Christmas time decorated trees stand in about two=thirds of American homes. The modern
American tree is usually covered with colored balls and strings of colored lights.
B. she got a large sum of money
C. the working conditions (环境 ) were very good
( ) 24. Why was Florence praised by Queen Victoria?
A. She did a lot of work during the Crimean War. B. She wrote a book on public health.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. may not
( D )15. Why don’t men do _______ housework?
A. a bit B. a few C. a little of D. a bit of
( ) 16. How did you make him______?
A. the other B. other C. others D. another
( A )12. ---I hope you can help me with my English this evening. ---________.
A. Sorry, I’m afraid not B. Yes, I’m busy C. I hope so D. Certainly not
C. Would you mind opening the window ? D. Have you bought the kite to me ?
( D )5. Nobody told us _____
A. what to do it B .how to do C .where to do D. when to do it
In the sixteen century, German families began to bring green trees into their homes during the
Christmas seasons. By the seventeenth century, they cut the tops of evergreens and hung upside down
D .both
( D )7 ____ from Beijing to Paris .
A. How long way it is B. What a long way is it C .How long way is it D .What a way it is
( C )8. Luckily , Mr Johnson saw ______ .
B. on the radio C. by VCD D. by computer
( C )4. ——It’s so hot in the room . _____ ——Not at all . I’d be happy to .
A. Isn’t it very cold today ?
B .Are you feeling ill today ?
八年级英语知识竞赛试卷
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内不准答
姓名:________ 座号：________
一、单项选择（共 20 小题，计 20 分）
从每小题 A、B、C、D 中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳答案。
( C )1.The meat is ___ dear and eating ____ meat is bad for your health .
( D )6.——Which of the two English dictionaries will you buy ?
——I’ll buy ___ of them ,so I can give one to my friend , Helen .
A .either
B .neither
C. all
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How much
封线
班级：________
密
二．阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目，从各题 A、B、C、D 中选出回答所提问题或
完成句子的最佳答案。(共 15 小题，计 30 分)
（A）
Born in a rich family, Florence. Nightingale took 1essons in music and drawing and read great books when she was young. As a child. she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. So she decided to be a nurse, but her father was strongly against her decision.
She went to learn nursing in Germany and Franco. When she returned to England. she started a nursing home for woman. During the Crimean War in l854, Florence went to the front hospital. She used her own money to buy beds, clothes and food for the wounded (受伤的) soldier. Her only pay was the smiles from the lips (嘴唇 ) of dying soldiers. After she returned to England. she was praised (赞扬 ) for her work by Queen Victoria. But she said that her work had just begun. She raised (筹款 ) money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health.
( ) 18. ______ fine weather it is today!
A. What a B. How
C. How a D. What
( ) 19. ---Which do you prefer, oranges or apples? ---_______. I ’d like bananas.