1、八年級英語競賽試題 一、選擇填空（20小題；20分）1. whats wrong with your aunt?   he had _ cold and had to stay in _ bed.  a. a; /  b. a; a  c. the; the  d. /; a2. do you usually do washing at home?   yes, although i think its _, i have to help my mother.  a. necessary  b.

2、 boring  c. exciting  d. interesting3. what happened to jack?   he had a stomachache. he began to work _ having breakfast this morning.  a. with  b. for  c. from  d. without4. whats the weather like in heze in winter?   there is _ snow and it is _ co

3、ld.  a. much too; much too  b. too much; too much c. much too; too much  d. too much; much too5. how much did the new mobile phone _ your brother?   he _ 1,288 yuan for it.  a. cost; paid  b. spend; cost  c. pay; cost  d. take; paid6. the apple tree

4、is _, and most of children can pick apples from it easily.  a. tall enough  b. enough short  c. short enough  d. enough tall7. how much must i pay for the ticket?   you _. its free today.  a. dont  b. mustnt  c. dont have to  d. shouldnt8. there _ an

5、 important talk on how to learn english well _ tomorrow afternoon in our school.  a. is; in  b. have; on  c. will have; /  d. is going to be; /9. john is _ than all the other students in his class, so he is _ of all.  a. taller; tallest  b. taller; the tallest  c.

6、tallest; taller  d. the tallest; taller10. bill said they would have _ holiday.  a. a two-month  b. two months  c. a two-months  d. two months11. carl and david enjoy all kinds of music. they went to a _ last sunday.  a. movie  b. party  c. concert  d. pi

7、cnic12. i think english is very hard.    _. but if you study hard, im sure you can learn it well.  a. yes, its easy  b. it doesnt matter  c. i dont think so  d. i agree with you13. _ go to climb mountains with me?good idea!  a. why not  b. why not you

8、0; c. how about  d. what about you14. we must follow sign _ to save every drop of water.     a.  b.  c.  d.         15.he is not _ young _ me.a. so. that b. as .so c. so, as d. /,than16._my next day _ , i didnt t want to

9、 go there .a: on; on; on b. on; off, for c. on, of; for d. in; of,17.we have to listen to the teacher_ carefully.a. after class b. after work c. before school d. during class18.today he is _ than yesterday.a. very better b. very well c. much better d. much well19.help _ to some delicious food.a. you

10、rs b. you c. your d. yourself20.would you like one of the moon cakes?    -_. a. yes, please   b. yes, i would c. no, pleases  d. no, i don't二、完形填空（20小題；20分）                 

11、60;             a   food is very important. everyone needs to   21   well if he or she wants to have a strong body. our minds also need a kind of food. this kind of food is   22  . we begin to ge

12、t knowledge even when we are very young. small children are   23   in everything around them. they learn   24   while they are watching and listening. when they are getting older, they begin to   25   story-books, science books, anything th

13、ey like. when they find something new, they love to ask questions and   26   to finds out the answers.   what is the best   27   to get knowledge? if we learn   28   ourselves, we will get the most knowledge. if we are   

14、;29   getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. when we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand   30  .21. a. sleep  b. eat  c. drink  d. study22. a. knowledge  b. sport  c. exercise  d. meat23.

15、a. week b. better c. interested d. interesting24. a nothing b. something c. anything d. everything25. a. write b. read c. learn d. listen26. a. have b. think c. try d. wait27. a. school b. place c. time d. way28. a. by b. with c. of d. on29. a. sometimes b. almost c. always d. never30. a. worse b. b

16、etter c. harder d. more                                 bcall , swim , anything , clever , bear , can , his , give , girl , something , read

17、 , take many years ago , there was a family _31_ franklin . they lived in boston . there were five _32_ and six boys in the family . on a january day in 1760 , another baby boy _33_ . they boys mother and his father _34_ the boy a name benjamin . benjamin was the _35_ of all the children . he could

18、read when he was five and he _36_ write by the time he was seven . when he was eight he was sent to school . in school benjamin had been good at _37_ and writing but not good at maths . he read all of _38_ fathers books . and whenever （每當）he had a little money , he bought a book with it . he liked b

19、ooks . they told him how to do _39_ . at that time he invented（發(fā)明） the paddles （腳蹼）for _40_ . 三、閱讀理解（20題，每題2分）                              a 

20、60;   in england people dont usually talk too much .you can go on a bus ,or in a train ,and everyone sits looking out of the window .often they read .they read books and papers .but they dont talk much.when you meet english people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. so when you

21、meet somebody in english, you can say, “nice weather for the time of year!”“but it was a little cold yesterday, ”somebody may answer .“but it got a bit warmer later!” you can say.talk like this ,and the english will think ,how friendly you are !(  )41. english people often _on a bus .a. talk mu

22、ch    b. talk about   c. eat something    d. read papers(  )42. when  you meet english people ,talk like this :_a. how do you do?   b. how are you ? c. nice weather!   d. nice to meet you(   )43.if you talk with the

23、 english people about the weather, they will think _a .you are friendly   b. you are right   c. you are english   c. you talk too much.  (   )44. english people always hope the weather will get _.a. better         &

24、#160;b. warmer       c. colder        d. hotter(   )45.which is right?_a. english people like to talk on a bus .b. english people enjoy the best weather.c. english people are the most friendly . d. english people dont talk mu

25、ch .                                   b mr. jones had a nice, brown coat. he loved it very much, but his wife did not like i

26、t, because it was old. she often said. “ give it to a poor man. ” but mr. jones always said. “no. i like this coat.” then a cigarette(煙卷)fell on it and made a hole(洞)in it. so mrs. jones said. “please dont wear it again. ” mr. jones took it to a small tailor(裁縫),”please make another coat like this o

27、ne.” the tailor made the coat very carefully. then he lit(點著)a cigarette, and made a hole in it in the same place.46、mrs. jones didnt like the coat because_  .a. it was nice and brown  b. it was not nicec. it was very old    d. it was not old5.47、mr. jones always said, 

28、 “_ .”a. i like this coat    b. give it to a poor manc. no, i dont like this coat  d. no, i dont give it to a poor man5.1.48、 _made a hole in the coat.a. mr. jones     b. mrs. jonesc. mr. and mrs. jones   d. a cigarette5.49、mr. jones asked the tailor

29、 to_ .a. make a new hole in the coat  b. make a new coatc. make more money    d. make a hole in the new coat6.50、who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?a. the tailor.   b. mr. jones.    c. mrs. jones.  d. nobody.      

30、60;                            c “cool” is a word with many meanings. its old meaning is used to express a temperature(溫度) that is a little bit cold. as the wor

31、ld has changed, the word has had many different meanings.“cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.when you see a famous car in the street, maybe youll say, “its cool.” you may think “hes so cool ” when you see your favorite footballer.we all maximize(擴大) the meaning of “

32、cool”. you can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. heres an interesting story we can use to show the way how the word is used. a teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. on one students paper was just one sentence(句子), “its so cool.” maybe

33、 he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.but the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. so it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). can you think of many other words that make your life colorful as

34、 the word “cool”? i can. and i think they are also very cool.(  ) 51. we know that the word “cool” has had_.     a. only one meaning           b. no meaning     c. many different meanings   

35、 d. the same meaning(  ) 52. in the passage, the word “express” means “_”.     a. see          b. show        c. know       d. feel(  ) 53. if you are _ somethi

36、ng, you may say “its cool.” a. interested in  b. angry about  c. afraid of   d. unhappy with(  ) 54. the  writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used.a. pleased with  b. strange to  c. worried about   d. careful with( ) 55.

37、in the passage, the writer suggests(暗示) that the word “cool”_. a. can be used instead of many words b. usually means something interestingc. can make your life colorfuld. may not be as cool as it seemsda taxi hit a truck. a policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. he als

38、o spoke to tom. he was a witness (目擊者). this is what they said.truck driver: i was driving from the airport to newton. a car crossed the road, so i slowed down. i did not stop. a taxi hit the back of my truck. nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受損害）.taxi driver: i was driving behin

39、d a truck a few kilometers from newton. the truck stopped suddenly. the driver did not give me a warning (警告). i was driving very slowly. i could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from newton. my taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.tom: i was watching the tra

40、ffic about a kilometer from the airport. a truck was going to newton. it was not going very quickly. there was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. it was going fast. when the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. the taxi driver was not looking at the truck. he was looking out of the win

41、dow at something. my friend saw the accident, too.tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with tom.(     )56. how many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?    a. three.         b. four.    &#

42、160;    c. five.         d. six.(     )57 .the truck was hit on the way _ .    a. to the airport                   b. to

43、 the police station    c. to newton                     d. home(     )58. from the story, we know _didnt tell the truth.    a. the truck driver &

44、#160;               b. tom    c. the taxi driver                  d. tom's friend(     )59. in fact, tom's friend was also a _ .